Politics Israel: Army launches new military operation in Chan Junis

The Israeli army has launched a new military operation in the area of Chan Junis in the southern Gaza Strip. Intelligence had revealed that there were terrorists in the area and that they had reorganized themselves there since the last withdrawal of Israel's armed forces, the military announced.

In addition, the air force attacked more than 30 targets of the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas, including weapons depots. According to the army, several terrorists were killed in the attacks.

In the past, the Israeli military had been active against Hamas combat units in Khan Yunis on several occasions and over longer periods of time, but had subsequently withdrawn to fixed positions outside the city.

The army was last active in Khan Yunis in July. However, it withdrew again at the end of the month. According to the Hamas-controlled media office, 255 people were killed and around 300 others injured during the last advance.

Even ten months after the terrorist attack on Israel by the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas and the ground offensive launched by Israel soon afterwards, extremists in the Gaza Strip are still firing rockets at Israel sporadically. On Monday, Palestinian militants fired 15 rockets at Israel. According to media reports, the military assumes that the rockets were launched in the area of the city of Chan Junis. The information cannot be independently verified.