Khan Yunis

In addition, soldiers from the Golani and 7th Brigades, operating within the division, destroyed dozens of Hamas infrastructure sites containing weapons caches.

The unit's deployment and subsequent redeployment were carried out in accordance with directives from the political echelon, as part of efforts to implement the ongoing ceasefire agreement.

The video is of what CENTCOM said was “suspected Hamas operatives looting an aid truck traveling as part of a humanitarian convoy delivering needed assistance from international partners to Gazans."

Hamas said earlier that it would return the remains at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night after claiming it had found additional remains in Khan Yunis.

Haimi, a reservist of the IDF's Paratroopers Brigade, served as commander of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's emergency response squad, and was murdered by infiltrating Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.

The troops are deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, the military added.

He was likely hunted by fishermen from the Gaza Strip or washed ashore. 

Hamas has killed at least 32 people since the beginning of the ceasefire.

Several thousand Palestinians gathered around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to await the arrival of the freed prisoners.

The notice instructed residents to avoid publishing any details connected to the release operation, and threatened that doing so could be a "dangerous security breach."

Astal has reportedly been able to “liberate an area from Hamas occupation,” managing to establish a “safe city” of almost one square mile in Khan Yunis.