IDF kills around 40 Hamas operatives around Khan Younis

As fighting intensifies in southern Gaza, IDF troops operating in the Khan Younis area killed some 40 Hamas operatives over the past day, the military says, Report informs, citing The Times of Israel.

In one incident in Khan Younis, the IDF says the 7th Armored Brigade shelled four Hamas gunmen who were approaching the troops.

Also in Khan Younis, the IDF says, soldiers of the elite Egoz unit raided the home of a Hamas operative and seized weapons.