Troops raid homes of Hamas officials in Gaza’s upscale Rimal neighborhood

Israeli troops have raided the homes of senior Hamas officials in Gaza City’s upscale Rimal neighborhood and battled operatives in the area, the Israel Defense Forces says.

It says soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, tanks, and combat engineers, with air support, are battling Hamas in Rimal, as well as in the Sheikh Ijlin neighborhood, and are working to locate Hamas infrastructure.

Much of Rimal, once one of the Strip’s toniest neighborhoods, has been destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.

It says troops have located some 35 tunnel shafts and dozens of weapons in the two neighborhoods, and killed several Hamas operatives. The forces also raided a Hamas military camp in the Rimal area, locating a weapons depot and seven rocket launchers, the IDF says.

Israeli troops have raided the homes of senior Hamas officials in Gaza City’s upscale Rimal neighborhood, and battled operatives in the area, the IDF says.

It says troops of the Paratroopers Brigade, tanks, and combat engineers, with air support, are battling Hamas in Rimal, as… pic.twitter.com/2HaCzrSX8U

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