About 100 armed fighters from the Palestinian militant organization Hamas have been killed since the start of the latest Israeli operation in the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said on Friday. The offensive began on Monday after Israeli intelligence indicated Hamas militants had regrouped in the city. The operation was also aimed at recovering the bodies of five Israeli hostages. The information could not be independently verified. However, there were also numerous civilian casualties from airstrikes and tank fire, according to the Health Ministry in the Gaza …