The IDF’s 98th Division has returned to operating in the Gaza Strip, the military announces.
The elite formation of paratrooper and commando units — made up of thousands of soldiers — is operating in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, as part of the IDF’s new offensive against Hamas.
The military says the division is working to establish “operational control” and destroy Hamas’s infrastructure in Khan Younis, both above and below ground.
So far, the IDF says the division’s troops killed dozens of terror operatives, including in close-quarters combat and by directing airstrikes. Some 200 infrastructures were demolished, including tunnels, the army adds.
According to the IDF, five divisions are currently operating in Gaza.
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