Israeli troops raid main headquarters of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade

The IDF says troops of the Givati Brigade raided the main headquarters of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade in the southern Gaza Strip, used by the terror group for training ahead of the October 7 onslaught.

The complex, known as the al-Qadsia outpost, also housed the office of Muhammad Sinwar, a senior Hamas military commander and the brother of the terror group’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, according to the IDF.

The IDF says al-Qadsia is the main outpost of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, which included a training ground with mock entrances to Israeli communities, IDF bases, and military vehicles, for Hamas to simulate and prepare for the October 7 attacks.

Another part of the complex included a Hamas command center and offices belonging to the Khan Younis Brigade’s senior commanders as well as a rocket depot and tunnel leading to a vast underground network, the IDF says.

Nearby, the IDF says the troops also found a weapons manufacturing site.

The IDF says that when it arrived to raid the outpost, troops discovered that Hamas had booby-trapped the area with explosive devices, which were neutralized by combat engineers. Hamas gunmen also tried to ambush troops from an area near the outpost. The operatives opened fire, and troops responded with sniper fire, tank shelling, and airstrikes, killing all of them, it says.