Palestinian terror operative killed in Gaza drone strike, IDF says

By Emanuel Fabian

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1 December 2025, 11:36 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A Palestinian terror operative who approached Israeli troops in the central Gaza Strip earlier today was killed in an airstrike, the military says.

The IDF says the operative was identified crossing the Yellow Line — demarcating the military’s withdrawal in the territory — by soldiers of the Gaza Division’s Southern Brigade who are stationed in the area.

The operative approached troops “in a way that posed an immediate threat,” the military says, adding that the soldiers directed a drone strike, which “eliminated the terrorist.”