The Israeli army said today, Tuesday, that its soldiers have killed dozens of Palestinian militants during ongoing battles in southern and central Gaza in the past twenty-four hours. It clarified that 30 militants were killed in the city of Khan Younis in the southern part of the territory, near the border city of Rafah, where Israeli leaders stated they plan to launch an operation to eliminate what remains of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas.