The IDF says the Givati Brigade has "deepened" the damage caused to Hamas's

The IDF says the Givati Brigade has "deepened" the damage caused to Hamas's western Khan Younis Battalion, and has strengthened its "operational control" in the area in southern Gaza.

Over the past two weeks, the IDF says Givati troops killed some 100 Hamas operatives in close-quarters fighting, tank shelling, sniper fire, and by calling in airstrikes.

Footage released by the IDF shows one of the airstrikes against three Hamas operatives who were spotted by Givati troops carrying a large explosive device on a motorcycle.