Tel Aviv, April 3 -- The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday claimed that it attacked an "armed terrorist squad" from the Hamas organisation that was operating near our forces in the northern Gaza Strip.

Sharing the details in a post on X, the IDF said, "IDF forces identified earlier today an armed terrorist squad from the Hamas terror organisation, which was operating near IDF forces operating in the northern Gaza Strip in a manner that posed an immediate threat to the forces."

It further noted, "Immediately after the identification, the IDF attacked the squad in a targeted manner with the aim of removing the threat; a hit was identified. IDF forces under Southern Command are deployed in the area in accordance with the agreement and...