The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had launched a new military operation in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the aim of the renewed operation is “to continue dismantling terrorist infrastructure and eliminating terrorist operatives in the area.” The military assault was proceeded by Israeli airstrikes on approximately 40 targets, which the IDF asserted included “military compounds, underground tunnels and additional terror infrastructure.” The Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service reported that Israeli troops had surrounded two hosp…