Israel Deepens Push Into Gaza City 

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Israel pushed further into Gaza City, sending troops into an urban Hamas stronghold that is still packed with civilians after one of the most intense bombing barrages of the monthlong war.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israeli forces “are continuing to deepen the pressure into the depths of Gaza City.” He didn’t say during a briefing Monday where Israeli soldiers are operating, and Israeli officials have been careful not to disclose the location of their ground forces in Gaza.

Hagari said that the engineering corps is focusing on destroying Hamas’s tunnels wherever they find exit points, some of which he said are near civilian structures such as hospitals and schools. He said the Israeli military continues to focus on killing Hamas’s commanders in the field.“The elimination of Hamas’s ground command has a significant impact on Hamas’s ability to mount counter strikes,” he said.Israeli forces were making a push southward along the coast toward the densely populated Al-Shati Camp, which was hit hard Sunday night by Israeli airstrikes, said Michael Horowitz, the Israel-based head of intelligence for the consulting firm Le Beck. Horowitz said the troops seemed to be working methodically to clear out Hamas tunnels on the perimeter of the city before moving deeper. Horowitz said he saw no evidence to place Israeli soldiers in the heart of Gaza City at the moment.