IDF says troops in Khan Younis took out dozens of Hamas operatives over last day, uncovered weapons cache
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Fighting between the IDF and Hamas operatives continues in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, while simultaneously the Israeli army presses on with a large-scale operation in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood.
In a morning update of activity in Gaza over the past day, the IDF says the 7th Armored Brigade killed more than 10 Hamas gunmen in western Khan Younis with sniper fire and by calling in drone strikes.
Amid troops’ operations in Khan Younis, an RPG was fired at a military engineering vehicle, causing no injuries. The IDF says the 7th Brigade called in an airstrike after troops spotted three Hamas operatives who carried out the attack and who were also armed with an explosive device.
The Commando Brigade has also been operating in western Khan Younis, raiding Hamas sites. The IDF says the Maglan commando unit found a cache of dozens of rockets, mortars, and explosives.
The Givati Brigade, meanwhile, carried out an offensive in Khan Younis to destroy Hamas sites and kill gunmen in the area, the IDF says.
Ahead of the offensive, the Israeli Air Force struck a series of buildings the IDF says were used by Hamas as command rooms, staging grounds, sniper positions, and storage for weapons.
Meanwhile, in Gaza City’s Zeitoun, the IDF says the 401st Armored Brigade killed more than 10 Hamas gunmen with sniper fire and by calling in drone and helicopter strikes.
Amid operations in Zeitoun, the IDF says troops also located Hamas weapons and tunnel shafts.
In central Gaza, the Nahal Infantry Brigade killed several Hamas gunmen over the past day, the IDF says, including by calling in airstrikes.
