The IDF releases footage from a gun battle in southern Gaza's Khan Younis last

The IDF releases footage from a gun battle in southern Gaza's Khan Younis last weekend, as soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade chased down a Hamas cell that killed a soldier.

The incident on January 19 began during an army raid in Khan Younis, when Hamas operatives fired an RPG at a tank, killing Sgt. First Class (res.) Uriel Aviad Silberman, 23, of the Kiryati Brigade's 7421st Battalion, and wounding three other soldiers.

The Paratroopers Brigade's reconnaissance unit chased after the gunmen, killing nine of them in close-quarters fighting, the IDF says.

Amid the pursuit, several soldiers entered a building where the operatives fled, and engaged in a gun battle. Commanders of the reconnaissance unit entered shortly after, killing members of the cell and extracting their troops out, according to the IDF.

During the chase after the gunmen, the IDF says troops directed several airstrikes and artillery shelling at targets in close proximity, where Hamas activity was identified.