As Israel continues its assault on Gaza, its military says it has destroyed Hamas targets throughout the territory, claiming to have destroyed a cache of explosives and mines hidden in civilian infrastructure, Al Jazeera reports.

In a statement, the Israeli military said it had been operating in Gaza City’s Shujayea and Zeitoun neighbourhoods in recent days, eliminating a cell of fighters, dismantling military structures and striking a Hamas weapons facility.

In southern Gaza, it added, Israeli troops had eliminated another cell and dismantled fighting infrastructure in the al-Jnaina area in the city of Rafah.

Medical sources have told Al Jazeera Arabic that at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids on the enclave since dawn today, including 11 in Gaza City.