Video of the hand-to-hand fighting taking place in the streets of Jambaliya, in Northern Gaza, has been released by the IDF.

The Israeli army is covering the area street by street, building by building, in order to “root out” the Hamas gunmen and locate the locations where the hostages are being held.

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“The terrorists prepared an ambush in the area and were ready to attack our forces when they would have advanced on the main road. The forces arrived through one of the alleys, behind the enemy, surprised them and opened fire on the terrorists,” the IDF reports.

The IDF says Hamas gunmen opened fire on the troops and threw grenades.