Troops in Gaza identified and killed armed terrorists who approached them near the Yellow Line on Saturday, the IDF announced.
During the operation, several terrorists reportedly emerged from an underground facility and sought cover under the ruins of a building located east of the Yellow Line.
In response to the threat, IDF aircraft targeted the building, resulting in the deaths of two terrorists.
Additional terrorists were also reportedly eliminated in the attack. IDF troops continued to search the area to locate and eliminate any remaining threats, the military added.
The IDF characterized the incident as a “blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.”
“The IDF views any attempt by the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to execute attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians with the utmost severity. “
In addition, IDF also stated it has begun striking Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday night, in response to ‘Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement.’
IDF observation troops and the Aerial Control Center intercepted a drone attempting to smuggle three M-16 rifles into Israel on Friday, the military announced on Saturday.
The drone, which was identified as entering Israeli territory from the west, was located by troops and discovered to be carrying rifles.
The weapons were transferred to security forces for processing, the IDF stated.
IDF Cheif of Staff conducts situational assessment
Also on Friday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir visited IDF troops stationed in Rafah during a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip.
Zamir spoke to soldiers, instructing the troops to keep removing threats present in the area and emphasizing the importance of destroying Hamas’s underground terror tunnel infrastructure.
“The IDF is deployed along a security border – the Yellow Line – overseeing the crossings to the Gaza Strip, and is precisely dismantling terror infrastructure in the area,” Zamir said. “We are prepared to transition from a defensive posture to an offensive one. For any violation, we will respond and degrade their capabilities.”
Zamir added that the IDF refuses to relinquish the original objectives of the Israel-Hamas War, “the full demilitarization of the Gaza Strip and the disarmament of Hamas.”
“We are operating in accordance with the directive of the political echelon, while maintaining military plans for their defeat, and we stand ready to act defensively as required. We will continue strengthening the defense of the communities of the western Negev,” he affirmed.
Zamir stated that there will be “no immunity for terrorism,” adding that “what applies to terrorists in Gaza applies to the terrorists in other arenas as well,” and that the IDF “will continue to remain focused and remove threats, with determination and a proactive approach.”