IDF, air force eliminate 25 Hamas terrorists in Gaza over past day

Soldiers from the Givati Brigade identified two terrorists entering and leaving a structure in Khan Yunis and directed an aircraft that attacked and eliminated both of them.

IDF fighter jets strike Hamas terrorists and infrastructure in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, March 16, 2024. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF killed some 25 terrorists over the past 24 hours in Khan Yunis and Nuseirat, in the Gaza Strip and dismantled Hamas infrastructure, the IDF announced on Saturday.

Soldiers from the Givati Brigade identified two terrorists entering and leaving a structure in Khan Yunis and directed an aircraft that attacked and eliminated both of them.

Additionally, the 215th Combat Brigade killed about 15 terrorists in the Nuseirat area over the past day. The soldiers received information of multiple terrorists entrenched in a building. They subsequently directed an aircraft to attack the building, as well as the terrorists inside.

 IDF soldiers operating in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, March 16, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
IDF soldiers operating in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, March 16, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The same brigade directed a separate aircraft that attacked a group of Hamas terrorists, as well as a commander of a Hamas sniper cell.

Continued operations in Gaza Strip

The Nahal Brigade continued to operate in the center of the Gaza Strip and has killed about 10 terrorists over the past day. As part of their operations, they have detected and eliminated three Hamas terrorist cells.

The IDF also revealed on Saturday that the Nahal Brigade has killed some 250 terrorists over the past two weeks during a continuous operation in the center of the Gaza Strip.

In Lebanon, IAF fighter jets struck Hezbollah military structures in the area of Tayr Harfa overnight, as well as terrorist infrastructure in the area of Labbouneh, the IDF announced on Saturday.

Later Saturday evening, the IDF announced that jets conducted an additional attack on two Hezbollah structures in the areas of Meiss El Jabal and Marwahin.

Additionally, the IDF announced that it detected multiple launches from Lebanon into the areas of Mount Dov, Malkiyah, and Misgav Am in northern Israel.