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“Our forces are surrounding Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip,” Israeli army chief of staff Herzi Halevi said in a statement. “We have secured many Hamas strongholds in the northern Gaza Strip and are now conducting operations against their strongholds in the south,” he continued.
Khan Younes. MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
“Our forces find weapons in almost every building and house, terrorists in many houses and confront them,” he added. Hamas and Islamic Jihad sources told AFP that their fighters are engaging in violent clashes with Israeli troops to prevent them from entering Khan Yunis and areas east of the city, as well as nearby refugee camps.
An Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip. RONEN ZVULUN / Portal
According to the press office of the terrorist movement Hamas, artillery shelling caused “dozens of deaths and injuries” in several villages east of Khan Younes on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, and the Israeli army also attacked several other areas of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army drops leaflets on Khan Younes daily, warning of an impending bomb attack and urging residents to leave their neighborhood.