This article was originally published by IMEMC and is republished with permission.

The Israeli army has ended the military operation that started on Tuesday at dawn targeting the city of Khan Younis and nearby Abassan village. Palestinian sources reported that at least six residents were killed and another 33 were wounded. 100 other Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli soldiers during the operation.

Four Palestinian residents of Gaza, including a mother and two resistance fighters, were killed early on Tuesday morning after Israeli forces invaded Abbassan town, east of Khan Younis city.

Medical sources confirmed that Omar Alfarra, a member of the 'Ezzieldin Elqassam brigades', Hamas' armed wing, and his mother Sobha Alfarra, were killed after they were both shot by Israeli army gunfire. Ibrahim Alshami, 40, was also shot dead by the Israeli army in the nearby Faraheen neighborhood of Khan Younis.

The Israeli shelling coincided with an invasion of the Qarrara and Faraheen neighborhoods under a barrage of heavy gunfire, with the Israeli army strengthening their presence in the area with tens of tanks and armored vehicles. Local sources indicated that ambulances were unable to enter the area because of the large army presence contained within.

Later in the afternoon, an Israeli drone fired a number of missiles on a group of civilians and journalists in the Abbassan area. No injuries were reported. On Tuesday afternoon, 12 residents were injured due to several Israeli attacks that targeted civilians in the village of Abassan.

During the operation Israeli army reported that the invading troops kidnapped 100 Palestinian civilians from the attacked area and took them to unknown locations.

Palestinian media sources said that Ahmad Al Qara, 18, and Mus'ab Jam'e, 20 were killed on Tuesday afternoon during the Israeli military offensive.

Local sources told IMEMC that the military tanks and bulldozers left the city of Khan Younis in addition to those killed and injured a home and farm lands were heavily damaged.