IDF strikes Gaza tunnel and targets four militants
The military announced the deaths of four fighters in northern and southern Gaza over the weekend.
By Layla Richardson ·
Israeli forces killed four Palestinian militants in airstrikes across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday. The military said the fighters were from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and had been preparing new attacks despite the current ceasefire.
On Saturday, a precision strike in northern Gaza killed Muhammad Anan Muhammad Al-Rawaj. The IDF identified him as the head of a Nukhba cell in the Hamas armed wing. On Sunday, aircraft hit three additional targets in northern, southern, and central Gaza. Those strikes killed Alaa Abu Zaid and Hamdan Suleiman Ibrahim Abu Amra, both members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s military wing, and Fawzi Salam Odat Allah Sawarha, a Hamas sniper accused of directing fire at Israeli troops.
The military stated the group was working to restore operational capabilities and plan attacks against soldiers and civilians. In a separate Sunday action, forces dismantled a military structure in northern Gaza that served as a sniper position. The IDF said it used precision munitions and aerial surveillance to minimize civilian harm before carrying out the strikes.
In a separate announcement on Monday, the military detailed a strike in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza. Soldiers spotted three terrorists emerging from a tunnel shaft located beyond the yellow line. An aircraft targeted the group immediately after they surfaced. Following the initial blast, additional explosions were heard, indicating weapons were stored inside the tunnel.
Troops under the Southern Command remain deployed across the sector. The military said these operations align with existing agreements and ongoing efforts to eliminate threats. The next scheduled step involves continued monitoring of the tunnel sites and the areas where the four fighters were killed.
