Israel Hamas war - Day 25: What we know so far

ISRAEL said its forces have killed 'dozens' of Hamas fighters after storming Gaza's sprawling tunnel network and attacking underground compounds.

Israeli troops made "significant progress" in their ground offensive as they continued advancing deeper into the besieged enclave.

Israel said that IDF forces are "waging fierce battles against terrorists of the terrorist organisation Hamas deep in the Gaza Strip."

It said that ground and air forces hit Hamas positions and anti-tank guided missile squads, killing dozens of Hamas fighters and seizing weapons.

Israeli troops were pictured marching through Gaza after striking more than 300 targets overnight.

It comes after footage showed tanks and troops ploughing into Gaza and wiping out 600 terror targets in 24 hours.

Israel said today that troops attacked Hamas gunmen inside Gaza's vast tunnel network - where the terror group is believed to be hiding hostages.

The tunnels are a key objective for Tel Aviv as it expands ground operations inside Gaza to wipe out Hamas following the gun rampage three weeks ago that killed over 1,400 Israelis.

Speaking about the "second stage" of war, former British military commander Colonel Richard Kemp said that Israel has made "significant progress".

He told The Sun: "I think the IDF moved into the Gaza strip in significant military strength, with tanks, infantry engineers supported by artillery attack, helicopters and UAVs.

"And they're making quite significant progress, there have been reports today that they have destroyed a great deal of the Hamas infrastructure inside Gaza, killed around four senior Hamas leaders.

"As far as I'm aware, there have been either none or very limited Israeli casualties, but that hasn't yet been confirmed. So I think it's so far progressing pretty well."

Israel made use of the long-range Arrow defense system for the first time as it intercepted a surface-to-surface missile near the city of Eilat, launched from the "Red Sea area."

The IDF said that Arrow intercepted the missile "at the most appropriate operational time and location."

Later Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen issued a video statement claiming to have fired ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, before threatening to carry out more strikes.

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