IDF says it has completed operations in Khuza’a on outskirts of Khan Younis

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

IDF troops of the 5th Reserve Brigade operate in southern Gaza’s Khuza'a, in this undated photo published by the military on January 10, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF troops of the 5th Reserve Brigade operate in southern Gaza’s Khuza'a, in this undated photo published by the military on January 10, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF has completed operations in southern Gaza’s Khuza’a, on the outskirts of Khan Younis, where troops of the 5th Reserve Brigade killed numerous Hamas operatives and destroyed the terror group’s infrastructure.

According to the IDF, the 5th Brigade demolished hundreds of Hamas sites in Khuza’a, including rocket launchers, observation posts, caches of weapons, around 40 tunnel shafts and major underground networks.

It says much of the Hamas infrastructure in Khuza’a was hidden inside schools and other public buildings.

Dozens of Hamas operatives were killed by troops of the 5th Brigade during the fighting in Khuza’a over the past two weeks.

In late December, the IDF announced it had launched an offensive on Khuza’a, in an operation targeting the Hamas terrorists who attacked the Israeli border community of Nir Oz on October 7, where dozens of Israelis were killed and kidnapped.

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