Fighting continues in Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, the IDF says, saying that soldiers in the Givati Brigade have eliminated a number of terrorists in battles there over the past day.
In one such incident, the IDF says, forces identified two terrorists armed with explosives who were taken out by an airstrike.
In addition, soldiers in the 401st Brigade killed a number of Hamas gunmen and discovered Kalashnikov rifles, grenades and more during their sweep of the area, according to the military.
In central Gaza, troops in the 99th Division have eliminated a number of Hamas operatives, the IDF says. They directed a fighter jet to strike and kill the head of a sniper squad in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
The IDF says its fighter jets continue to carry out strikes on “terror targets” throughout the Strip.
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