The Israeli Air Force has carried out over 180 airstrikes across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Thursday.
Targets included operatives from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, weapons storage facilities, tunnel shafts, booby-trapped buildings, and anti-tank missile launch sites, according to the IDF.
The air campaign is being conducted in coordination with expanded ground operations, with five IDF divisions and tens of thousands of troops now deployed across Gaza.
In northern Gaza, soldiers from the 401st Armored Brigade reportedly uncovered tunnel shafts and weapons caches allegedly used by Hamas fighters. The unit also identified a group of militants sheltering in a building, which was subsequently hit by a drone strike.
In a separate operation, members of the elite Multi-Domain Unit located Islamic Jihad operatives and coordinated another drone strike to neutralize the group.
The IDF said its combined operations are focused on dismantling remaining militant infrastructure, disrupting command networks, and severing supply lines used by Palestinian armed factions.
Footage from Jabalia, in northern Gaza, shows heavy plumes of smoke rising after multiple Israeli strikes, underscoring the scale of destruction in contested areas.
No official casualty figures have been released by the Israeli military for the latest operations. Hamas and Islamic Jihad have yet to issue a response.
However, local sources report a sharp escalation in both airstrikes and ground fighting in recent days as the conflict intensifies.
