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IDF says ‘high-intensity fighting’ ongoing in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis
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“High-intensity fighting” continues in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces says, as its 98th Division battles Hamas operatives in the area.
In recent operations in Khan Younis, the Egoz commando unit spotted and eliminated a Hamas cell armed with RPGs and found weapons nearby; the Paratroopers Brigade killed several gunmen and located weapons; and the 7th Armored Brigade directed airstrikes on two Hamas operatives in the city, the IDF says.
Meanwhile in northern Gaza, the IDF says, reservists of the 5th Brigade located a tunnel network and destroyed it. The troops also killed several gunmen and located weapons in the area, it adds.
In central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Brigade directed a drone to strike a Hamas operative who was spotted nearby. The brigade killed several more gunmen in battles over the past day, the IDF adds.
לוחמי עוצבת הקומנדו ממשיכים בלחימה העצימה במרחב חאן יונס.
לוחמי יחידת אגוז זיהו חוליית מחבלים חמושה ב-RPG, וחיסלו את המחבלים. לוחמי יחידת מגלן חיסלו מספר מחבלים ואיתרו אמצעי לחימה במרחב>> pic.twitter.com/iMYo1SSU7k— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 28, 2024
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