An IDF fighter jet, operating at the direction of troops on the ground, eliminated the commander of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad sniper cell, the IDF said on Tuesday morning.
Ground troops also identified and eliminated a terrorist cell advancing on their position.
Operational activities
IDF operational activity in the Gaza Strip. June 18, 2024. (Credti: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)
Separately, in the Rafah area, IDF soldiers continued operational activities, eliminating terrorists in several close-quarters engagements, the IDF added.
In one such encounter, the military reported that Israeli troops identified two terrorists with an explosive device. An aircraft subsequently targeted and killed the insurgents.
In Tel al-Sultan, fighters of the 401st Brigade’s combat team encountered three armed terrorists. After liaising with the Israeli Air Force, a jet successfully struck the terrorists and eliminated them, the IDF added.
Immediately after, the forces entered the buildings the terrorists had come from and cleared them.
Separately, fighters eliminated terrorists who fired rockets and mortar bombs at the troops, and discovered an arsenal of grenades, weapons and short-range anti-tank missiles in the area.
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