IDF troops on Sunday night identified an armed Hamas terrorist cell that operated in the northern Gaza strip.
Following the identification, the IDF struck and eliminated the armed terrorists in order to remove the threat posed to IDF troops.
"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 warned.
On Sunday night, IDF forces carried out overnight operations in the central Gaza Strip, killing a group of around ten armed terrorists affiliated with Hamas.
According to the military, troops identified the cell operating in the area and launched an immediate strike to eliminate a direct threat to Israeli forces.
In a separate incident the same night, soldiers from the 188th Brigade killed Ahmad Faiz Salem Abu Reida, a terrorist previously detained during the war for involvement in terrorist activity. He had been released recently as part of a hostage exchange deal.
The IDF said that since his release, Abu Reida repeatedly violated the terms of the agreement. Among the allegations: crossing the designated “yellow line" multiple times, transferring funds to individuals suspected of terrorist activity, and posing a concrete threat to Israeli troops operating in the area.