The Israeli army reports that it is adding more invading troops to conduct ground operations along the so-called Magen Oz Corridor, the military route created to separate the eastern and western parts of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

Soldiers from the Kfir Brigade, under the command of the 36th Division, have been working to “further solidify operational control” in the area, the army said in a statement.

It claimed that its soldiers “apprehended terrorists deep within Khan Younis” while also locating and dismantling an underground tunnel route in the area.

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