Netanyahu says Israel will control all of Gaza: Report
Israeli public broadcaster Kan reports, quoting the PM: “We are going to take control of all areas of the Gaza Strip.”
Amid unconfirmed reports on a “special operation” this morning in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, he said Israeli forces “are doing a great job there, including this morning”, according to Kan.
“I cannot go into details,” he added.
Just like Putin's "special operation"
Israel kills commander acting under Hamas in undercover operation
What we have seen since this morning is a concentration of attacks on the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
In the early hours of the day, undercover Israeli units infiltrated deep into the city and raided a house. They used a civilian vehicle and a truck camouflaged by carrying what looked like Palestinian properties to guarantee the success of the operation.
Witnesses said Israeli forces managed to execute a Palestinian man in the operation. The man turned out to be a senior figure in al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades – an organisation that typically operates under Hamas’s umbrella.
They also managed to abduct his wife and children.
The operation was carried out under very intense aerial cover by Israeli drones and jets. At least five other people were killed, in addition to Sarhan, according to Nasser Hospital. The Israeli military gave no immediate comment on the apparent raid.
“The quadcopters are … not allowing anyone to move,” said Safi at the scene. “As you can see, they made a hole in the [wall], entered the house, executed the father and took a child and his mother then left. As they withdrew, they hit anything that moved.”
Palestinian group confirms its leader killed in Israeli raid in Khan Younis
Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a Palestinian group in Gaza, has confirmed that Ahmed Sarhan was killed in the city in southern Gaza.
The group said Israeli special forces tried to capture the commander, but he was killed in a shootout after he fought back.
His wife and child were detained by Israeli forces, according to witnesses.
