Air Force and ground troops killed four terrorists in northern Gaza in the pre-dawn hours, Reuters News Agency reported. The IDF has not commented on the strike, which came hours after terrorists continued to escalate rocket attacks on the Negev, wounding children on a kibbutz near the Gaza border.

Hamas said the four terrorists were members of Islamic Jihad. Ground troops and tanks participated in the operation near the town of Jabalya, and no injuried were reported.