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Israeli army deepens operation in heart of Khan Younis, bomb kills Israeli troops
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The Israeli army said on Sunday it has been “operating intensely” over the past three weeks in Khan Younis, expanding its operational hold and killing Hamas operatives in close-quarters combat, while the detonation of an explosive device killed a number of Israeli soldiers.
“This week, five terrorists emerged from a tunnel shaft and began to shoot at forces in the area. Soldiers of the Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit rushed the terrorists and eliminated them at close range,” the army said in a statement.
“Immediately afterward, the forces identified four additional terrorists emerging from a nearby building. The soldiers directed IAF aircraft in a strike on the building that killed the terrorists.”
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It added: “In another strike during a raid on buildings in Khan Younis, an explosive device was detonated against the soldiers. As a result, Staff Sergeant Nir Rafael Kananian and Staff Sergeant Birhanu Kassie, may their memories be a blessing, were killed, and five additional soldiers were injured. The following day, soldiers of the Givati Brigade’s Reconnaissance Unit, in cooperation with the Engineering Corps, detonated the booby-trapped buildings where the soldiers were killed.”
In an earlier statement, the Israeli army said: “a targeted raid on a military command center in Khan Younis, [Israeli army] soldiers located numerous weapons, including dozens of grenades and explosives.”
Separately, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Sunday a civilian was killed and four others injured due to the Israeli targeting of a home in Khan Younis. Additionally, three were killed and their bodies arrived at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis “after they were targeted by an Israeli strike the previous night near the Abu Hameed roundabout in the center of the city.”
Furthermore, WAFA said Israeli forces shelled the Maan area east of Khan Younis, leading to the death of two civilians and the injury of multiple others.
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