24h Operational Update: IDF Troops Continue To Eliminate Terrorists and Locate Weapons in Khan Yunis and Zaytun

During joint ground and aerial activity in Gaza, eight significant terrorist targets were struck in an area from which rockets were fired toward the city of Ashkelon. Terrorist tunnel shafts and infrastructure used by terrorist operatives were also struck. 

In western Khan Yunis, ground troops conducted targeted operations on compounds, and located weapons and military equipment. In one operation, the troops eliminated five terrorists by firing a precise missile at a vehicle the terrorists were driving in. Furthermore, IDF fighter jets struck two military compounds and eliminated terrorists located inside the compounds. 

IDF Paratroopers eliminated several terrorists with sniper fire. In addition, IDF troops in the Givati Brigade identified two terrorists and directed an aircraft to eliminate the terrorists.

Furthermore, in Khan Yunis, IDF troops in the 98th Division directed an IDF fighter jet that struck terrorists in a military compound who were preparing to ambush the troops. Following the strike, secondary explosions were identified, indicating that additional weapons in their possession were present in the compound.

In the central Gaza Strip, IDF troops continued to operate in Zaytun. IDF troops also eliminated a number of terrorists and located weapons in the area. The forces identified a terrorist cell that was eliminated by an IDF helicopter.

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