IDF says forces of the Nahal Brigade directed an aircraft to strike a group of Hamas

IDF says forces of the Nahal Brigade directed an aircraft to strike a group of Hamas operatives holed up in a mosque and attempting to flee via a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip.

In a separate incident, the IDF says Hamas launched anti-tank guided missiles at troops from several locations, including adjacent to hospitals. It says a helicopter provided suppressing fire to extract the forces.

In another incident, troops killed several operatives and found rocket launchers and other weapons inside a school. The IDF says the school was used by Hamas as a base for mortar and rocket fire on Israel

Also today, the IDF says it struck numerous mortars and anti-tank missile launching positions.