The Israeli military says troops are continuing their operations in eastern Bureij and eastern Deir el-Balah, reports Al Jazeera.

In a situational update, the military said “dozens of terrorists” had been “eliminated” in those areas, and added that the air force had “eliminated the Commander of a Rocket and fire terrorist cell”.

Over the past day in central Gaza, Israeli paratroopers have joined troops to “operate against Hamas terror targets”.

In the southern Rafah region, the military is continuing what is describes as “intelligence-based” operations and is locating “tunnel shafts and numerous weapons”.

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