IDF troops from the 50th Battalion discovered masses of weapons, including explosives, vests, and intelligence documents, while conducting searches near a school complex, the IDF reported Thursday afternoon.
Additionally, the soldiers found UNRWA sacks containing hidden explosives intended to target IDF soldiers.
Division 162 of the IDF killed approximately 50 terrorists and destroyed Hamas infrastructure in the area of Tel al-Sultan in Rafah between Wednesday and Thursday morning, the IDF reported, including a terror cell the Nahal reconnaissance unit identified, which the Israeli air force struck.
Division 98 operated in the area of Khan Yunis and the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, where they destroyed Hamas infrastructure, discovered rockets, and killed terrorists.
In Gaza City
Israeli Air Force fighter jets also attacked a weapons depot located near a Hamas military site that had previously served as the Salah al-Din School in Gaza City Wednesday evening.
Furthermore, in several joint operations between the IAF and Division 252, multiple terrorist cells were targeted in the central Gaza Strip, and a booby-trapped building was destroyed.