Israel kills three Hamas fighters with drone strike, military says

The Israeli military says it has been striking Hamas rocket launchers, weapons warehouses and other sites belonging to the group, as it pushes its military offensive deeper into southern Gaza.

“We pursued them in northern Gaza. We now pursue Hamas in southern Gaza, too. We will operate with maximum force against Hamas terrorists and infrastructure while minimising harm to civilians,” Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said.

In a series of social media posts on X, accompanied by footage of a drone strike, Hagari said Israeli forces shot Hamas fighters who attacked them from a tunnel shaft and a separate Hamas fighter using a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG).

He also said that Israeli soldiers called in a drone strike that killed three Hamas fighters.