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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces are "peeling back" Hamas infrastructure in Khan Younis, more than two months after entering the Gaza Strip's main southern city, and believe the Palestinian faction's Gaza chief is hiding there, .
Israeli forces are "peeling back" Hamas infrastructure in Khan Younis, more than two months after entering the Gaza Strip's main southern city, and believe the Palestinian faction's Gaza chief is hiding there, a senior military officer said on Thursday. Progress in Khan Younis has prompted Israel to describe Rafah, further to the south and abutting Gaza's border with Egypt, as next in line for a ground sweep by troops and tanks.
Rafah, further to the south and abutting Gaza's border with Egypt, is next in line for a ground sweep by troops and tanks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
During ground operations in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has reported 228 soldiers killed and 1,314 wounded. The figures do not specify casualties from Khan Younis.