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Operations in Khan Younis are intensifying, Israel’s military says
The Israeli military is intensifying operations around Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, it said in statement on Telegram today.
It added that it had killed multiple members of Hamas as it battles the militant group around Gaza’s second-largest city.
NBC News has not been able to independently verify the claims.
U.S. forces strike Houthi missiles that were preparing to attack
U.S. forces early Wednesday struck two Houthi missiles that had been prepared to attack cargo ships and U.S. assets in the Southern Red Sea, U.S. Central Command said in a statement overnight.
The early morning strikes targeted two missiles in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and were undertaken in “self-defense” given their posture, Central Command said. The missiles were destroyed, it said.
“They presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the U.S. Navy ships in the region,” Central Command said in its statement. “This action will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels.”
Iran-backed Houthi militants began attacking Red Sea cargo ships in November as they used shipping lanes important to global trade. Houthis have expressed dismay over Israel’s warfare in Gaza and sympathize with the Palestinians who live in the region.
IDF soldiers inside Gaza
An image supplied by the Israeli Army today shows soldiers during ongoing ground operations at an undisclosed location inside the Gaza Strip.
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