The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli Air Force struck a terror cell in Khan Younis on Thursday as it prepared to carry out an attack against IDF forces. The strike was Israel’s second targeted operation in two days, following a pause in such actions since the new U.S.-Hamas agreement reached in late July. IDF sources said the operatives were not considered particularly senior but posed an imminent threat:
According to those sources, since the US-Hamas deal, the IDF has halted attacks on Hamas members who were involved in the October 7 invasion and on other strategic Hamas assets or leaders, but it is still carrying out attacks against operatives who it knows are moving toward an attack.
This means that the IDF is even willing to attack such terrorists midstream and before the attack is imminent so as not to incidentally miss the ability to thwart the attack.
Unlike the West Bank, where the IDF and Shin Bet tend to arrest such terror plotters, due to the IDF’s current inability to go in and out of areas controlled by Hamas in Gaza, airstrikes will still be the preferred tool.
While all-out war on Israel may have ceased for a time, the threats to Israel – driven by terrorist forces committed to the destruction of the Jewish state – remain. Please continue to pray for protection for the fighting men and women of the IDF, for wisdom for Israel’s leaders, and that God’s gift of shalom, peace, will cover the entire region.