IDF says intensive fighting ongoing in Khan Younis, Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood

The IDF says many Hamas operatives have been killed over the past day during intensive fighting in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis and in a large operation in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood.

In Zeitoun, the IDF says the 401st Armored Brigade, using a drone, spotted a Hamas cell planning to fire anti-tank missiles. The troops quickly called in an airstrike, the IDF says, releasing footage of the incident.

The IDF says many more Hamas operatives were killed in Zeitoun over the past day, during gun battles and by airstrikes.

Troops also located many Hamas weapons, along with documents, the IDF says.

In central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Brigade also killed many Hamas gunmen over the past day, including by calling in airstrikes.

In Khan Younis, the IDF says intensive fighting continues, with the Givati Brigade killing many Hamas operatives with sniper fire, and the 7th Armored Brigade killing numerous more operatives with tank shelling and by calling in airstrikes.

לוחמי צוות הקרב של חטיבה 401 זיהו באמצעת רחפן חוליית מחבלים שהתכוננה לשיגור נ"ט לעבר כוחותינו, זמן קצר לאחר מכן הכווינו כלי טיס לעבר החולייה והיא חוסלה.

במהלך היממה האחרונה, חיסלו הלוחמים בפשיטה על זיתון מחבלים רבים בתקיפות אוויריות ובהיתקלויות בשטח >> pic.twitter.com/dSjlqKogXC

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) February 24, 2024