The Israeli army says it has “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip.
Army spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters that Palestinian militants are now operating in the area only sporadically and “without commanders”.
He said Israel had killed around 8,000 militants in north Gaza. The BBC cannot independently verify this number.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are now focused on dismantling Hamas in south and central Gaza, he said.
Israel has killed more than 22,000 people since the war began, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. On Sunday, the territory’s health ministry said it had recorded more than 113 deaths over the past 24 hours.
Gaza has been devastated during Israel’s war with Hamas, and most of the territory’s population of 2.3 million has been displaced.
