Khan Yunis is one of the largest cities in the Gaza Strip, second in size only to Gaza City. It is the largest urban center in southern Gaza.
It has been the location of fierce fighting between the IDF and Hamas amid Operation Swords of Iron, the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, at the time of writing.
Ahmad al-Khashash was responsible for managing the PIJ’s rocket unit in the Rafah region, with a role involving managing and directing rocket fire towards Israel’s home front.
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“At this point, we have everything... The warehouse is at full capacity," a Hamas terrorist can be heard saying in an intercepted recording.
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Medics and Hamas claimed at least 14 Palestinians were killed in the airstrike on a tent encampment in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
Shab had been in charge of the rocket barrages fired at southern Israel from the Khan Yunis area since the onset of the Israel-Hamas War.
Since beginning the third reinvasion, the IDF has engaged in about a month of ground and underground maneuvers.
According to military sources in the Southern Command, the division is accumulating achievements that cannot yet be published but are at the core of Hamas's strength-building efforts.
The military noted that secondary explosions were identified following the strike, indicating additional rockets were within the launcher.
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