The IDF spokesperson confirmed that Israeli Air Force aircraft, directed by the Gaza Division (143), Military Intelligence and Shin Bet, eliminated an armed cell of about 20 Hamas terrorists who attempted to raid Gazans staying in the humanitarian area in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Footage from the incident shows terrorists attempting to use children as human shields. The IDF spokesperson's announcement comes amid reports from Gaza about severe clashes in the morning between Hamas terrorists and the al-Majaida clan in Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses told Gaza media that the terrorists' bodies were left lying in the street, perceived as a major failure in the terror organization's attempt to establish control over the neighborhood.