Israeli army conducting “precise” operation in central Rafah VIDEO

The IDF confirms for the first time that it is operating in the center of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, while calling the offensive against Hamas there “precise” and “intelligence-based.”

Troops of the Commando and Givati brigades, operating in central Rafah, located rocket launchers, tunnel shafts, and caches of weapons used by Hamas, the military says, The Times of Israel reports.

In other areas of Rafah, including the eastern part of the city and along the so-called Philadelphi Corridor that runs along the Gaza-Egypt border, the IDF says other forces under the 162nd Division located long-range rockets and additional weapons and military equipment.

Also in the Rafah area, the military says a member of Hamas’s elite Nukhba force was killed in a drone strike.

Strikes were carried out against “numerous” more targets across Gaza over the past day, including weapon depots, buildings used by terror groups and cells of gunmen, the IDF adds.