The Bislamach Brigade — the IDF's School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad

The Bislamach Brigade — the IDF's School for Infantry Corps Professions and Squad Commanders in wartime, has replaced the Paratroopers Brigade in Khan Younis — after the latter was withdrawn from the Gaza Strip.

The IDF says the brigade immediately joined the fighting against Hamas in Khan Younis, under the 98th Division.

In an incident yesterday, troops of the brigade spotted two gunmen, including one carrying an explosive device, and directed an attack helicopter to strike the pair, the IDF says.

Meanwhile, the IDF says the 7th Armored Brigade raided several Hamas sites in western Khan Younis, where troops found a weapons depot. The troops also called in an airstrike against a four-man Hamas cell spotted nearby, the IDF says.

The IDF says airstrikes were also carried out against a primed rocket launching position in Khan Younis.

In northern Gaza, the IDF says it struck the area from which rockets were fired at southern Israel yesterday, along with other Hamas targets in the area, including a tunnel.

In central Gaza, the Nahal Brigade killed several Hamas operatives over the past day, including with mortars and a Spike missile, the IDF adds.