Israeli forces tighten control over Khan Yunis, the stronghold of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar.
Israeli soldiers are strengthening their operational control over Khan Yunis, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
Khan Yunis is Gaza’s second largest city and is regarded as a personal stronghold of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, whose family lives there. Israeli ground forces completed the encirclement of Khan Yunis on Tuesday.
Soldiers from the Oz Brigade, also known as the “Commando Brigade” who specialize in urban warfare, eliminated numerous terror squads using sniper fire, precision missiles and tank fire. Four other terrorists were killed in close-quarters combat.
In one special operation, snipers eliminated several terrorists after tricking them into emerging from their tunnel shafts.
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