Offering a morning update on its operations in Gaza, the military says the air force and navy struck cells of terror operatives and infrastructure throughout the Strip.
It says forces in Gaza City eliminated dozens of terror operatives over the past day in various battles, with air force assistance.
Troops also destroyed two buildings used by Hamas in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, while confiscating large amounts of military equipment including bombs, guns and communications equipment.
Palestinians reported fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight, and strikes appear to be continuing this morning. Planes also carried out a series of air strikes on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, according to medics and Palestinian journalists.
Israeli forces have been pounding Khan Younis in preparation for an anticipated further advance into the main southern city, swaths of which they captured in early December.
