IDF troops operating in the Rafah area on Saturday conducted scans and identified three terrorists. The troops fired at them and eliminated them.
According to the IDF, it is likely that these are terrorists who exited the underground terror infrastructure on Friday in eastern Rafah and subsequently attempted to hide.
Less than three hours later, the IDF identified two additional terrorists during scans of the area. The troops fired at them and eliminated them. It is likely that these were also among the terrorists who exited the underground terror infrastructure yesterday in eastern Rafah and subsequently attempted to hide.
Following this elimination, the number of terrorists eliminated Saturday in this area rises to five.
Meanwhile, in two separate incidents in northern Gaza, IDF troops identified four terrorists who crossed the yellow line and advanced toward IDF troops, posing an immediate threat to them.
The troops, in cooperation with the IAF, fired to remove the threat and eliminated two of the terrorists.
"IDF troops in the Southern Command remain deployed in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and will continue to operate to remove any immediate threat," the IDF stressed.
At the same time, the Hamas terror group has informed the US envoys that from their perspective, the ceasefire is "over" and they are "ready to fight."
The Prime Minister's Office responded: "Today, Hamas violated the ceasefire again, sending a terrorist into Israel held territory to attack IDF soldiers. In response, Israel eliminated five senior Hamas terrorists."
"Israel has fully honored the ceasefire, Hamas has not.
"Throughout the ceasefire, dozens of Hamas terrorists have crossed the Israeli lines to attack our troops, while they execute Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
"We again call on the mediators to insist that Hamas fulfill its side of the Ceasefire and President Trump’s 20-point plan: Hamas must immediately return the three deceased hostages it is still holding and complete its disarmament and enable the total demilitarization of Gaza."