The Israel Defense Forces have said that their Air Force attacked 250 targets in Gaza in one day, destroying weapons, underground shafts, and other “terrorist infrastructures”.
The footage shows Israeli soldiers on the ground in Gaza, moving in jeeps and tanks and opening fire on unseen targets with assault rifles.
The images also show Israeli armour firing shells at unseen positions.
The images were obtained from the Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday, 6th December, along with a statement saying: “In the last day, the Air Force attacked about 250 targets in the territory of the Gaza Strip, the fighters continue to locate and destroy weapons, underground shafts, explosive charges and other terrorist infrastructures.
“The forces of the 7th Brigade’s combat team and the brigade’s fire support directed a fighter plane that destroyed the two launchers from which the terrorists carried out the barrage in the centre of the country yesterday.”
A second piece of footage shows a soldier searching a ruined classroom.
They also said in a separate statement: “Also, as part of the attacks, terrorists from the terrorist organisations Hamas and Islamic Jihad were eliminated, along with a number of terrorist infrastructures that were destroyed.
“IDF forces from the Kafir Brigade eliminated an armed terrorist squad that was operating near a school in the northern Gaza Strip.
“Afterwards, the fighters located and destroyed an underground shaft and other terrorist infrastructures located in the area of the school.”
A third piece of footage shows people on the ground being hit by Israeli ordnance in a huge fireball.
The IDF said in another statement: “Weapons and ammunition were found in another school in the north of the Gaza Strip.”
We have not been able to independently verify the claims or the footage.
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