The Israeli army said it had struck a military facility of the radical Hamas movement in the northern Gaza Strip and several ships in the coastal area of the Palestinian enclave.

Axar.az reports via TASS, "The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) hit a Hamas military facility in northern Gaza, where preparations were underway to launch rockets into the Israeli territory. Additionally, the Israeli navy struck several ships in the coastal zone of the Gaza Strip. These vessels were meant for use in terrorist activities by Hamas and Islamic Jihad," the army said in a statement.

The IDF "continues to strike terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip to neutralize any threat to Israeli citizens and Israeli troops," it added.