The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on January 29 local time that the fighting in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip has made great progress. Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said on the same day that since the Israeli army launched its military operation in the Gaza Strip, half of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) fighters have been killed or injured in the Israeli army's operation.
The Qassam Brigades, an armed faction under Hamas, said on the 29th that the fighting with the Israeli army in Khan Younis continued, and rockets were fired at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv and its surrounding areas on the same day.
The Israeli army also said on the 29th that the fighting in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip has made great progress, and the Israeli army has raided hundreds of Hamas infrastructure and posts, including training grounds, communication stations, the command center of the Khan Younis Brigades, military intelligence services, rocket manufacturing facilities, and a number of high-ranking Hamas offices. In addition, on the same day, the Israeli army announced that it had discovered and destroyed a Hamas tunnel located under the Khan Younis cemetery. The Israeli army says hundreds of underground Hamas tunnel shafts have been discovered and destroyed so far.
Israeli Defense Minister Gallant said on the same day that since the Israeli army launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip, a quarter of the Hamas fighters have been killed and another quarter have been injured in the Israeli army's operations. Gallant expects future Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip to continue for several months.
On the 29th, Hamas released a picture of the armed men fighting with the Israeli army in Khan Younis, which showed that the Hamas armed men launched attacks on a number of Israeli tanks.
The Israeli city of Tel Aviv sounded an air defense siren on the evening of the 29th. Israel** reported that Israeli forces had intercepted at least 12 rockets. Al-Arabiya television reported that 15 rockets were fired from the southern Gaza Strip into Tel Aviv and surrounding areas, including one that landed in the Rishon LeZion area south of Tel Aviv. At present, there are no reports of Israeli personnel**. This is the second time in more than a month that the Gaza Strip has fired rockets into the area. The Qassam Brigades, an armed wing affiliated with Hamas, claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Edited by Guo Fangxia.
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