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Source: https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-01-23/ty-article/.premium/with-no-deal-in-sight-israeli-army-is-ratcheting-up-the-pressure-on-hamas-in-khan-yunis/0000018d-32e2-db91-afbd-7bee45440000

IDF Ratchets Up Pressure on Hamas in Khan Yunis

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The IDF began a new operation in Khan Yunis Sunday night, its most significant offensive in Gaza in almost a month, ramping up the intensity of the fighting considerably. The IDF encountered fierce resistance from Hamas as soon as it advanced to the new areas. In northern Gaza, the IDF maintains a relatively small presence, mainly on the outskirts of urban areas, while periodically entering those areas to quash Hamas' efforts to regain control of them. In addition, the Gaza Division is maintaining a security perimeter along the Gaza-Israel border - a strip about a kilometer wide on the Palestinian side of the border. But more than half the troops who were in Gaza a month ago have already left, including many reservist units.

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