The Israeli army has advanced further into the southern and western regions of Gaza City, located in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army (IDF) reported on Monday.
Early Monday morning, the military began counter-terrorism operations in the area and called on civilians to leave before the operation began, the military said.
IDF troops reached the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City, the report said.
On Monday, army radio reported clashes with armed members of the Islamic group Hamas. There have been no reports of casualties so far.
The Israeli army has previously advanced into the northern part of the besieged coastal area during the war.
Residents of the affected neighborhoods described the overnight advance as a “night of terror,” a dpa correspondent reported Monday.
