The IDF says it will "increase the pace of strikes" in Gaza City in the coming days,

The IDF says it will "increase the pace of strikes" in Gaza City in the coming days, "with the aim of targeting Hamas's terror infrastructure, disrupting its operational readiness, and reducing the threat to our forces as part of preparations for the next stages" of the army's offensive against the terror group.

In recent days, the IDF says it has struck over 360 terror targets in Gaza City, including several high-rise towers, as part of preparations for a major ground offensive against Hamas in the area.

The widespread strikes were conducted in three main waves, beginning on Friday with attacks against high-rise buildings where the military says Hamas installed surveillance equipment and set up sniper and anti-tank missile posts and command centers.

The first wave took place in the Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods, where the IDF says it hit Hamas observation and sniper posts, a Hamas interrogation facility, tunnel shafts under buildings, and weapon depots, among other targets.

The second and third waves took place in Daraj, Tuffah, and the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, with numerous strikes against Hamas targets, including a tunnel where operatives were gathered to carry out an attack and an RPG manufacturing site, the military says.