Following an air strike, troops from the IDF's Nahal Brigade conducted a search of a building in eastern Rafah, where they identified one terrorist who had been killed in the strike, along with three additional armed terrorists who the forces subsequently engaged and killed, the IDF announced on Wednesday.
"Inside the structure, a terrorist who was eliminated in the strike was identified, along with three additional armed terrorists, who were subsequently eliminated by the troops in a close-quarters encounter," the IDF said.
Two other terrorists were arrested while inside the building.
The engagement comes amid a series of encounters in Gaza where the IDF has killed or caught terrorists operating on the Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line. The military reported that, last week, 20 terrorists were killed in eastern Rafah, and eight additional suspects were arrested.
The activity is part of ongoing operations to dismantle underground terror infrastructure, the IDF noted.
IDF kills terrorists emerging from Rafah tunnel
On Tuesday, soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade killed five terrorists who had emerged from tunnels and initially evaded them in eastern Rafah, the military announced.
They were killed after a five-hour-long manhunt that began in the early morning hours. The incident occurred near the Yellow Line marking IDF-controlled territory. Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade killed five terrorists who had emerged from tunnels and initially evaded them in eastern Rafah, the military said Tuesday.
The terrorists were killed after a five-hour-long manhunt that began in the early morning hours. The incident occurred near the Yellow Line marking IDF-controlled territory.
Dozens of Hamas terrorists still remain in tunnels in eastern Rafah, trapped behind the Yellow Line.
Additionally, on Sunday, the IDF intercepted 17 Hamas terrorists attempting to flee from tunnels in eastern Rafah, killing 11 and arresting six after a 24-hour manhunt. The arrested terrorists were handed over to Shin Bet for further investigation.
Darcie Grunblatt contributed to this report.