Earlier today (Wednesday), IDF troops operating in the area fired warning shots to distance suspects who were moving toward them and posed a threat to troops in a number of areas in the Gaza Strip.

Additionally, in southern Gaza, IDF troops identified a number of suspects moving near them, and posing an imminent threat to them, and fired warning shots to distance the suspects. After the suspects continued to advance toward the troops, the troops fired additional shots in order to remove the threat.