Overnight, the IDF says it carried out a wave of airstrikes against some 50 Hamas

Overnight, the IDF says it carried out a wave of airstrikes against some 50 Hamas targets in western Khan Younis, within just six minutes.

The concentrated wave of strikes was to enable ground troops of the 98th Division to maneuver into new areas of the city in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IDF says the targets included underground infrastructure, buildings used by Hamas, anti-tank launch positions, booby-trapped buildings, and staging grounds where operatives were gathered.

After the wave of strikes, the 98th Division "began a surprise assault on the area, during which the troops raided terror targets and eliminated terrorists," the IDF says.

Intensive fighting is still ongoing this morning.

Meanwhile in central Gaza, the IDF says the Nahal Brigade killed dozens of Hamas operatives over the past day, including by calling in airstrikes, as well as captured weapons.