Urban fighting in Gaza intensifying VIDEO

The Israeli army continues to "clean" the Zaytoun neighborhood, on the southeastern outskirts of Gaza City. Troops are operating in Khan Younis, in the south of the Strip. Fighting is also underway in the center of the sector.

Over the past 24 hours, ground forces and the Israeli Army eliminated about 30 terrorists in Zaytoun, Caliber.Az reports citing Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

In the center of the sector, soldiers killed more than ten terrorists over the past 24 hours.

In the Khan Younis neighborhood, ground units identified and eliminated a militant armed with a grenade launcher.

In the west of Khan Younis, soldiers destroyed several terrorists with tank and sniper fire. Apart from that, the Israeli army attacked a building in which militants were hiding and a weapons cache was located, and secondary explosions were detected after the target was hit.

Meanwhile, the IDF confirms one of its drones was shot down by the Hezbollah terror group over southern Lebanon this morning.

It says the David’s Sling medium-range air defense system successfully intercepted a surface-to-air missile fired by Hezbollah at an IDF drone, but a short while later a second missile struck the aircraft.

“As a result, the aircraft fell in Lebanese territory,” the IDF says.

Hezbollah in a statement said it had shot down a Hermes 450 drone over the Nabatieh area.

“IDF intercepts missile fired deep into northern Israel from Lebanon.

David's Sling missile defense system activated. Israeli retaliation likely coming up deep in Lebanese territory,” Israel Radar made a post on its X account.

IDF intercepts missile fired deep into northern Israel from Lebanon, @N12News reports; David's Sling missile defense system activated. Israeli retaliation likely coming up deep in Lebanese territory.

— Israel Radar (@IsraelRadar_com) February 26, 2024