The combat forces of the 5th Brigade continue the fighting in the Khuza'a area. The fighters, including reconnaissance and engineering units, raided central targets in the area, uncovering a tunnel beneath a school and discovering images of combat equipment. The brigade's artillery system targeted terror targets, including observation posts and anti-tank missile launching positions.
In Khan Yunis, IDF forces continue their intense combat and escalate the attack. The divisional combat team of Givati identified a terrorist attempting to attach an explosive charge to a tank and directed an aerial asset that eliminated him along with three additional terrorists in the area. The soldiers also discovered combat equipment and a safe containing hundreds of thousands of shekels in the house of the terrorist Nuchba.
In addition, an Air Force fighter jet targeted a weapons production facility in Khan Yunis belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization (PIJ), part of the overall support network of the Kfir Brigade.
In Tuffah, the artillery support system of the Nahal Brigade identified a terrorist cell operating drones that were surveilling our forces in the area. In a swift operation in coordination with artillery units and ground forces, a remotely piloted aircraft of the IDF attacked the cell, eliminating the terrorists.