The IDF announced Tuesday evening that an airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday killed several armed Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives and other gunmen. The military said troops observed the operatives loading weapons into a vehicle; the weapons were intended for attacks against Israeli forces in the area. The IDF said it carried out the strike to remove the threat.
The IDF announced Tuesday evening that it had eliminated several armed Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in a strike in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, providing new details on the operation. The announcement follows the release of footage of the strike by the military earlier Tuesday evening, as The Zioneer reported. The IDF said soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade's Reconnaissance Unit spotted the gunmen moving weapons into a vehicle. The weapons were intended for attacks against Israeli troops in the area. The military stated that it carried out an airstrike on the armed operatives inside and near the vehicle to remove the threat. The strike is part of ongoing IDF operations in the Gaza Strip targeting militant infrastructure and operatives.
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