Israel Reports Killing Terrorists Crossing Yellow Line

In the Gaza Strip, about 200 Hamas terrorists are reportedly trapped in tunnels in Israeli controlled areas. Hamas has called on Israel to let them leave, but Israel has not yet responded. NTD's Jason Perry has the details. >> About a month ago, Israeli forces withdrew their troops from the Gaza Strip in accordance with the Gaza Peace Plan brokered by President Trump. And according to the plan, Israeli troops pulled their forces back behind this yellow line. And on Monday, Israel said they shot and killed two terrorists in separate incidents after they crossed the yellow line and approached Israeli troops in a threatening manner. At the same time, about 200 Hamas terrorists are still in tunnels in areas controlled by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip. Hamas has demanded that the terrorist be allowed to depart, but Israel has not yet agreed to let them leave. Israel's government spokeswoman on Monday commented on the situation after a journalist referred to the terrorists as fighters. >> Um, right now they are actually not fighters, they are terrorists in that tunnel. And Turkish propaganda cannot change the fact that there are they are terrorists. uh terrorists who are with Hamas. Even Hamas admits its tunnels are for its terrorists and not for its people. Um but regarding that, I don't have much information to share with you. >> On the same day, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel reports that the two discussed phase one of the Gaza peace plan, which includes returning the bodies of the four remaining deceased hostages. They also discussed phase two which includes the disarmament of Hamas and the establishment of an international stabilization force. A resident in the Gaza Strip shared his thoughts on the situation. >> The future is bleak and uncertain. Given our current situation, things remain as they are. Truce, no truce. We do not see a truce. The war is ongoing and the horizon is dark. We see the country's situation as very difficult. Meanwhile, across Israel's northern border in Lebanon, emergency crews responded to the scene of a reported Israeli air strike. On the same day, Israeli forces said they killed a terrorist who was smuggling weapons belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist group across different areas in Lebanon. The United States Treasury Department recently reported that Iran had transferred over a billion dollars to Hezbollah in the past year. However, the Lebanese army says they're confident that they can declare southern Lebanon free of Hezbollah weapons by the end of the year. Jason Perry, NCD News.