The IDF says troops killed dozens of Hamas operatives across the Gaza Strip over the

The IDF says troops killed dozens of Hamas operatives across the Gaza Strip over the past day.

In southern Gaza's Khan Younis, the IDF says troops of the 98th Division raided several Hamas positions, killing gunmen and locating weapons in the process.

The division's 7th Armored Brigade killed some 20 Hamas operatives with tank shelling and directed airstrikes on additional gunmen in western Khan Younis, according to the IDF.

The IDF says the Commando Brigade and other special forces continued to search Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, locating weapons. In a nearby building, the IDF says troops killed several Hamas gunmen and seized several safes and weapons.

A series of airstrikes were carried out in Khan Younis, killing some 15 Hamas operatives, and destroying a weapons depot, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, in central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Brigade killed more than 10 Hamas operatives over the past day, including by calling in airstrikes.