The Israel Defence Forces have released their latest update on the crisis today.
It states that IDF troops “struck a number of Hamas targets” and” directed an IAF fighter jet to eliminate a commander of Hamas”.
“A number of terrorists armed with a rocket were identified near the troops, who were struck by IAF aircraft,” the IDF reported.
The update also said IDF ground troops “conducted a targeted activity on the residence of a Hamas terrorist in Khan Younis in which they located weapons and destroyed the infrastructure”.
Hamas: Death toll from Israeli airstrike rises to 106
Hamas-led Palestinian medical officials in Gaza have said the death toll from an Israeli airstrike has risen to 106, according to the Associated Press.
Earlier, hospital officials had said 68 people had died.
The announcement makes last night’s airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp among the deadliest in Israel’s air campaign in Gaza.
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