Israel said its strike on Saturday targeted Hamas military commander.

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip yesterday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group’s leadership, which killed scores of Palestinians who had sought shelter in a makeshift camp.

The IDF said "after fully exhausting negotiation efforts" with Hamas terrorists who were holding hostages at house in the kibbutz, its forces fired at the house. The IDF said no civilians were injured when the Israeli forces fired on the house, "except for an isolated incident outside the building where two civilians were injured by shrapnel."