The IDF is working to kill Hamas terrorists and destroy the organization's tunnels that are located behind the Yellow Line, in Israel-controlled Gaza, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on social media on Wednesday.
"Israel's policy in Gaza is clear: The IDF is acting to destroy the tunnels and eliminate Hamas terrorists without any restrictions within the Yellow Line under our control. The goal, alongside the return of all the hostages and the casualties, is to disarm Hamas of its weapons and demilitarize Gaza," he said.
This follows similar statements made by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also stressed the need to kill the hundreds of terrorists on the Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line in Rafah, stating that Israeli forces are close to eliminating them in the tunnels.
Over the course of the last week, several terrorists have crossed the Yellow Line into Israel-controlled territory.
Crossing Gaza's Yellow Line
On Tuesday, a terrorist was killed after he was identified crossing the demarcation line and approaching IDF soldiers in the northern Gaza Strip.
A similar incident occurred on Monday afternoon, when Israeli air and ground forces struck a number of terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line and approached an IDF position in southern Gaza.
On Sunday, another Palestinian terrorist attempted to cross the Yellow Line.
The Yellow Line was established as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.