The Israeli military continues to fight in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, which it says is a “main stronghold” of Hamas, according to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released Friday.
The IDF said soldiers “eliminated dozens of terrorists, conducted searches, destroyed tunnels and directed precise strikes from the ground and air."
"We launched a rapid, powerful, and focused operation, moving from tunnel to tunnel, from house to house,” the IDF added.
A spokesperson for the military claimed Wednesday that Israeli forces have breached Hamas "defense lines" in the city.
The IDF said Friday that approximately 450 targets in Gaza were struck over the past day – the highest number reported since the end of the truce a week ago.
In Khan Younis, Gaza's second biggest city, it said “IDF troops directed IAF aircraft to kill numerous terrorists in a two-hour series of precise strikes.”
Videos geolocated Thursday showed a series of heavy strikes in the city. Dozens of casualties were admitted to hospitals in the area.
The Israeli military also said they had "struck compounds" and found "numerous" weapons and underground infrastructure at the Al-Azhar University in Gaza.
According to the IDF, the "underground tunnel ran from the university's yard and continues to a school one kilometer away."
In a separate raid, the military said it found 200 radios and "dozens" of cameras at an observation post near Al Shati Hospital.
CNN cannot independently verify the claims, but the IDF provided photos of what it said were the weapons and the entrance to the tunnel shaft.
