IDF confirms it launched renewed ground incursion in Gaza’s Khan Younis

The IDF confirms it has launched a new ground offensive in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, following intelligence of Hamas operatives and infrastructure in the area.

According to the IDF, Hamas has been attempting to regroup in Khan Younis, three months after the military withdrew from the city in southern Gaza.

The offensive is being carried out by the 98th Division, which had previously operated in Khan Younis for four months.

The IDF says that aircraft and artillery struck some 30 sites belonging to terror groups in Khan Younis earlier today, as the offensive began.

The targets included a rocket launching site used in an attack on southern Israel earlier, weapon depots, observation posts, tunnel shafts, and buildings used by Hamas, according to the military.

The IDF says airstrikes and tank shelling also killed several terror operatives.

According to the Hamas-run health ministry, around 70 Palestinians have been killed in strikes in Khan Younis since this morning, which cannot be verified.

This morning, the IDF called on Palestinians to evacuate eastern Khan Younis and some areas of the designated humanitarian zone, following repeated rocket attacks on southern Israel.

The IDF had warned that it was readying to “forcefully operate” against terror groups in the Khan Younis area.