After successfully dismantling Hamas infrastructure, killing terrorists, and destroying weapons caches, the IDF’s 2nd Brigade has completed its mission and will be rotating out of Gaza to be replaced by the 16th Brigade, the military announced on Thursday.
Among the Hamas terror infrastructure destroyed throughout Gaza during the 2nd Brigade’s activities were terror tunnels, the IDF said, adding that a number of the tunnels destroyed had been used by terrorists for extended periods of time and for carrying out activity against IDF troops in Gaza.
The troops also killed dozens of Gaza terrorists and located and destroyed Hamas weapons caches.
Some of the weapons the brigade destroyed were explosive devices, mortars, shells, mines, rocket launchers, and rockets.
IDF kills terrorist who crossed Gaza's Yellow Line
The IDF announced a few hours later that troops had killed a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line in Gaza and approached Israeli positions.
The military said that the terrorist posed an immediate threat to IDF troops