IDF says Hamas operative who killed soldier on Friday died in Khan Younis airstrike

The Hamas operative who killed Maj. (res.) Amishar Ben David during a battle in southern Gaza on Friday was killed in an airstrike, the IDF says.

The IDF releases footage of the strike, which it says was directed by troops of the Egoz commando unit.

The Commando Brigade is continuing its operations at the Hamad Town residential complex in Khan Younis, where the IDF says troops are engaged in “intense fighting” against Hamas gunmen.

The IDF says the Maglan commando unit raided several apartments used by Hamas, and captured seized weapons.

At one of the apartments, two Hamas operatives surrendered to the troops, the IDF says.

Also in Khan Younis, the IDF says the Bislamach Brigade killed 17 gunmen, and the 7th Armored Brigade killed several more operatives, including by calling in airstrikes.

Meanwhile, in central Gaza, the Nahal Brigade killed 13 gunmen over the past day, including with sniper fire and by calling in airstrikes and tank shelling, the IDF says.

Airstrikes were also carried out against a site from which rockets were fired at troops inside Gaza, as well as Hamas infrastructure in Jabaliya and Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Strip, the IDF adds.