The military said that Kfir Brigade soldiers had been operating in the Khan Yunis area, where they located over 100 rocket components in a weapons storage facility.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation gave an operational update while also reiterating that Hamas reports of casualties near the sites were false.
In the last 24 hours, ground forces have advanced further, neutralized terrorists, and destroyed weapons stockpiles and extensive terror infrastructure both above and below ground, the IDF announced.
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These clans act like armed militias, forcibly seizing food, looting warehouses, and shooting to protect their members from Hamas security forces.
News channels such as CNN and BBC still have false reports of 31 killed Gazans by IDF fire as their headlines, despite GHF's video evidence.
In addition to Sinwar, the airstrike killed the commanders of Hamas's Rafah Brigade and South Khan Yunis Brigade.
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The weapons posed an international threat as well as a threat to Israel's maritime navigation abilities, the IDF said in a statement.
Hamas fears losing control over vital humanitarian supplies, demanding that distribution returns to the UN.
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