Forces of the Iron Fist Brigade Combat Team (205) identified several terrorists in the Yellow Line area of the northern Gaza Strip who approached posing an immediate threat, prompting the Israeli Air Force to eliminate some of them, as stated by the IDF on X earlier today, February 26, 2026. IDF forces under Southern Command remain deployed per agreement to counter threats. The IDF reported that the terrorists were spotted by ground troops operating in northern Gaza, with the Air Force conducting a guided airstrike immediately after identification to neutralize the danger, according to the official IDF statement posted on X. No specific timing within the reporting window from 7:16:00 PM to 7:45:53 PM UTC was provided for this event. This incident occurred amid ongoing IDF operations in Gaza, separate from earlier strikes on eight Hezbollah Radwan Force camps in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley near Baalbek, where the IDF published footage today confirming attacks on weapons storage and training sites, as reported by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. No verified military actions or official statements regarding northern Israel or southern Lebanon were recorded during the 29-minute monitoring window ending at 7:45:53 PM UTC on February 26, 2026.
