Closing in: IDF troops kill Hamas terrorists in underground Gaza shaft

IDF troops, using drones, located two Hamas terrorists who were entering an underground shaft in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Monday.

The two terrorists were subsequently eliminated, the IDF added.

The incident was reportedly part of larger operations conducted by forces of the 162nd Division in Jabalya and Kfir Brigade soldiers in the Beit Lahiya area in northern Gaza geared at unearthing and demolishing terror infrastructure. 

During activities in the area, troops killed dozens of terrorists in close-quarters combat and via aerial fire. 

In addition, the soldiers located subterranean shafts and many weapon caches.  

IDF operations in southern Lebanon

Soldiers under the command of the 91st Division continued to operate against terror targets in southern Lebanon, the IDF stated. 

In one operation, soldiers located and destroyed an underground tunnel stretching dozens of meters, where they uncovered and confiscated weapons, including ammunition and RPGs. 

The IDF also located weapons stockpiles and observation posts located in a schoolyard in a village in southern Lebanon. 

Seven soldiers killed

The IDF noted that Staff-Sergeant Orr Katz, Staff-Sergeant Nave Yair Asulin, Staff-Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, Staff-Sergeant Ofir Eliyahu, Sergeant-Major (res.) Idan Kenan, Capt. Yogev Pazy and Staff-Sergeant Noam Eitan were killed during such operations conducted in recent days.