The Israeli army has reported new clashes in the Hamad neighbourhood in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.

It said on X its troops surrounded the area, killed fighters and located underground tunnel shafts.

“One of the shafts … led to a combat route, where food and weapons were found,” it added in a statement.

The military said another shaft led to weapons and a concrete factory that was used to produce components for building tunnels.

Both were destroyed by air strikes, according to the statement.