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IDF says it raided offices of several senior Hamas commanders in Khan Younis
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Troops of the IDF’s Command Brigade raided the offices of several senior Hamas commanders in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, the military says.
The IDF says the Command Brigade launched a large offensive on Hamas infrastructure in new areas of Khan Younis, which included a series of airstrikes before the troops moved in. The strikes targeted several Hamas sites, as well as the headquarters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the the area, according to the IDF.
The Maglan and Egoz commando units raided the offices of several senior commanders in Hamas’s South Khan Younis Battalion, including the battalion commander. The IDF says the troops seized weapons in the offices, and destroyed cameras used by Hamas for surveillance in the area.
The Duvdevan unit, meanwhile, raided dozens more Hamas sites in southern Khan Younis, during which the commandos battled and killed several Hamas cells, the IDF says.
After fighting in southern Israel on October 7 and participating in the ground offensive in Gaza, Duvdevan is due to be withdrawn from the Strip and sent to the West Bank for various operations.
Troops of the IDF's Command Brigade raided the offices of several senior Hamas commanders in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, the military says.
The IDF says the Command Brigade launched a large offensive on Hamas infrastructure in new areas of Khan Younis, which included a series… pic.twitter.com/ksKUwFyweo
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