Israeli military says three armed men killed during underground search operation near Rafah in Gaza Strip
The Israeli army says it has killed three armed men near Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military says its forces have found and killed three armed men while searching underground infrastructure in the area around Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The military said that the search had taken place on Monday and that Israeli troops were continuing operations “to eliminate terrorists operating in the area of the terror infrastructure” and to remove any threat.
The report did not say which organisation the men belonged to.
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