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Troops have killed ‘many’ Hamas operatives in close-quarters combat, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF releases footage of troops of the Givati Brigade battling Hamas gunmen in the Khan Younis area.
Givati troops have killed “many” Hamas operatives in close-quarters combat as well as located dozens of tunnel shafts, the IDF says.
The video released by the IDF shows Givati soldiers clashing with Hamas gunmen in Bani Suheila, on the outskirts of Khan Younis.
The IDF says Givati soldiers also nabbed several Hamas operatives hiding among civilians in the Khan Younis area.
After being questioned by field interrogators of the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504, it was revealed that some of the suspects had participated in the October 7 massacre in southern Israel, according to the IDF.
The IDF releases footage of troops of the Givati Brigade battling Hamas gunmen in the Khan Younis area.
Givati troops have killed “many” Hamas operatives in close-quarters combat as well as located dozens of tunnel shafts, the IDF says.
The video released by the IDF shows… pic.twitter.com/8fuguO2FUD
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