The IDF reported that combat team forces of its 188th Armored Brigade operating in the southern Gaza Strip identified two terrorists who crossed the “Yellow Line” separating Israeli forces and Hamas in Gaza and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat on Sunday.

Immediately after identification, the forces killed one of the terrorists to remove the threat.

In another incident in the northern Gaza Strip, forces from the IDF’s Reserve Infantry Alexandroni Brigade Combat Team identified three terrorists who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat.

IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026.
IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

IDF forces fired at terrorists to remove threat

Immediately after identification, the forces fired at the terrorists and killed one of them in order to remove the threat.

The IDF said its forces in the Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and will “continue to operate to eliminate any immediate threat.”

The Yellow Line marks the areas where Israeli forces are continuing to operate under the Gaza ceasefire agreement: Israel controls everything to the east, north, and south of the line, and Hamas and other terrorists are prohibited from crossing it.