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IDF: Over 50 terror targets hit in Khan Younis strikes, rocket fired at Israel fell short and hit Gaza school
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
More than 50 sites used by terror groups in Khan Younis were struck by aircraft as ground forces with the 98th Division pushed into the city in the southern Gaza Strip over the past day, the IDF says.
The new operation in Khan Younis is being carried out by the division’s 7th Armored Brigade, the Paratroopers Brigade, and the Commando Brigade.
The IDF says the armored forces killed several gunmen with tank shelling amid the assault which began yesterday.
The sites struck by the Israeli Air Force included weapon depots, sniper positions, buildings used by Hamas, and tunnels, according to the IDF.
According to the IDF, Hamas has been attempting to regroup in Khan Younis, three months after the military withdrew from the area. The IDF warned civilians to evacuate the area before it launched the new operation.
Further south, in Rafah, the IDF says troops with the 162nd Division killed dozens of gunmen in clashes and by calling in airstrikes over the past day.
Meanwhile, the IDF says it identified Hamas rocket fire from central Gaza’s Maghazi yesterday, which it says fell short inside the Strip, including one projectile that struck a school in Nuseirat.
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