An Israeli occupation special forces operation in Khan Yunis ended in failure Sunday, as the Israeli occupation military continued its bombardment campaign across the southern Gaza Strip.
According to media reports, Israeli occupation forces disguised as women attempted to infiltrate an area west of Salah al-Din Street in northern Khan Yunis, allegedly searching for Israeli prisoners. The operation failed to achieve its objective, resulting instead in the death of a Palestinian civilian and the abduction of his wife and children.
Ahmad Kamel Sarhan was field-executed and his wife and children were kidnapped this morning by an undercover Israeli special unit which infiltrated a location in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to local sources. pic.twitter.com/RKS7vXjkdx
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 19, 2025
This failed operation comes just one day after the Israeli occupation military announced a major ground offensive in both northern and southern Gaza as part of what it calls “Operation Gideon.” Overnight, the Israeli occupation forces conducted approximately 40 airstrikes across Khan Yunis.
The bombardment continued into Monday morning, with Israeli warplanes targeting areas throughout southern Gaza, including a room inside Nasser Medical Complex, one of its shelters, and the Mawasi area. Heavy bombing was also reported in Al-Qarara, east of Khan Yunis.
Palestinian Medical sources reported that 28 people were martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
At least six Palestinians were killed this morning following a series of Israeli attacks on innocent civilians in Khan Younis.
The strikes coincided with the infiltration of an undercover Israeli special unit that field-executed a Palestinian man, Ahmed Kamel Sarhan, and… pic.twitter.com/9PY8mdMnLR
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 19, 2025
The Director General of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, told Al-Arabiya TV that two kidney patients had died two hours earlier due to the lack of medical supplies due to the blockade.
Citizen Ayman Hamdan Al-Amour was martyred in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his home in the Al-Amour area of the Al-Fakhari neighborhood, east of Khan Yunis, this morning.
Patients and the wounded are being evacuated on foot from the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, which is currently under siege by Israeli occupation forces. Artillery strikes have also been reported in the vicinity of the hospital. pic.twitter.com/CMu7Lbk7Fn
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 19, 2025
Five others were martyred and others were injured when Israeli aircraft targeted a group of citizens near the Al-Faluja market, west of Jabalia camp, in the northern Gaza Strip.
The overnight assault near Hamad City in northwestern Khan Yunis resulted in five Palestinian deaths and four injuries when Israeli forces bombed a residential home.
Source: Agencies and Al-Manar
