The IDF killed two terrorists who crossed over the Yellow Line and advanced on IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Tuesday.
The terrorists were killed in order to "remove the threat" to Israeli soldiers in the field.
This incident comes after the IDF killed several other terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line on Monday.
In one of the incidents on Monday, the IDF said that a terrorist was seen “planting suspicious objects in the ground adjacent to troops,” and was subsequently struck. "The remaining terrorists fled from the scene to the area west of the Yellow Line," the military noted.
In a separate event on Monday, another terrorist attempted to approach IDF troops stationed near the Yellow Line and was killed as he “posed an immediate threat,” the military added.
IDF may take control of areas beyond Yellow Line
Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir commented on the possibility of the IDF taking control of areas beyond the Yellow Line during a situational assessment on Sunday.
"We must be prepared for a rapid transition to a large-scale activity to establish operational control of areas in the Gaza Strip, if required," he said.
"Our troops continue operating along the Yellow Line to clear the area and eliminate terrorist strongholds," Zamir went on, noting that the IDF will keep its directive until Hamas is disarmed and Gaza demilitarized.
Tobias Holcman and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.