In new IDF footage, Maglan commandos raid a Hamas site in Gaza’s Khan Younis

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

Weapons captured by the Maglan unit in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published by the IDF on February 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Weapons captured by the Maglan unit in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, in a handout image published by the IDF on February 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF releases new footage of the Commando Brigade’s Maglan unit operating in the western Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF says the commandos are raiding Hamas sites in the area and killing dozens of operatives each day, including in close-quarters combat, ambushes with sniper fire, and by calling in airstrikes.

The Maglan unit has also captured Hamas operatives and seized weapons, the IDF says.

In a recent incident, the IDF says that as Maglan troops raided a Hamas site in Khan Younis, they spotted four gunmen running toward them. Three of the operatives were killed by the commandos, while the fourth gunmen surrendered, according to the IDF.

At the site, the troops captured a cache of weapons, including an assault rifle hidden under a bed, rockets, grenades, explosive belts, shoulder-launched missiles, explosive devices and other military equipment, the IDF says.

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