Israel eliminates militants behind planned attacks on troops in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted targeted strikes against individuals who were allegedly preparing imminent attacks on Israeli troops, the military said.

In southern Gaza, the IDF killed Mahmoud Barim, a member of the Mujahideen Brigades terror group, who the military says had been carrying out surveillance on troops and “possessed a large amount of weaponry.

In northern Gaza, the IDF killed Ahmad Muhammad Saleh, a member of Hamas’s elite Nukhba Force, “who had advanced several terror attack plans against IDF troops,” the military says.

The IDF says the strike targeting Saleh also killed several more Hamas operatives.

“The terrorists posed a real threat to IDF troops and were eliminated in precise strikes,” the military adds.

By Vafa Guliyeva