IDF releases footage of Khan Younis operations, says gunmen killed and weapons seized

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published January 24, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Troops of the Givati Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published January 24, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF releases footage of the Givati Brigade’s operations in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis over the past day, during which it says troops killed numerous Hamas operatives and raided the terror group’s sites.

The Givati Brigade in recent days had carried out an offensive with other units of the 98th Division in southern Gaza, encircling Khan Younis.

The IDF says Givati soldiers killed several Hamas gunmen during clashes in the area, as well as with tank shelling and airstrikes.

Givati troops also raided several Hamas outposts in the Khan Younis area, locating caches of weapons used by the terror group’s operatives, the IDF says.

The Air Force carried out a wide wave of airstrikes on Hamas targets in the area, before the Givati soldiers moved in. “The precise strikes prepare the conditions in the field for the ground forces,” the IDF says.

Amid the operation, the IDF says three Hamas gunmen were spotted coming out of a building and moving toward the soldiers. The brigade directed an airstrike, killing the trio.

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