IDF troops find several tunnels, kill terror operatives in fresh Khan Younis op

The IDF says troops with the 98th Division are advancing in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, amid a new operation there.

The operation, launched on Monday, is being carried out by the division’s 7th Armored Brigade, Paratroopers Brigade and Commando Brigade.

The IDF has said it is operating in Khan Younis after it identified Hamas regrouping there, three months after the IDF withdrew from the city in southern Gaza. The IDF warned civilians to evacuate the area before it launched the new operation.

The troops over the past day located several tunnels, and killed several terror operatives mostly with sniper fire, the military says.

In one incident in the Khan Younis suburb of Bani Suheila, the IDF says troops of the Egoz commando unit spotted a group of gunmen in a vehicle approaching them. The troops called in a drone strike and directed tank shelling against the car, killing the operatives.

Further south, in Rafah, the IDF says troops with the 162nd Division raided several sites belonging to terror groups and killed gunmen.

Also over the past day, Israeli Air Force fighter jets and drones struck dozens of targets across Gaza, including buildings used by terror groups, observation posts, and other infrastructure, as well as gunmen, according to the military.

במהלך היממה החולפת צוותי הקרב של חטיבה 7, צנחנים והקומנדו פועלים בחאן יונס בפיקוד אוגדה 98. הכוחות איתרו תוואי תת-קרקע במרחב וכן חיסלו מחבלים, רובם ע״י צלפים.

במסגרת פעילות צוות הקרב של חטיבת הקומנדו במרחב בני סוהילה, זיהו לוחמי יחידת אגוז רכב נע לעברם ובו חוליית מחבלים>> pic.twitter.com/Vssazd9akr

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