 Video released on November 16 by the Israeli Army, showed what they said was soldiers of the 188th Brigade and Shayatet-13 engaging in combat with Hamas militants in the port of Gaza. Reuters was able to confirm location in parts of the video from the buildings, pier, and layout of the harbor which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. Reuters was not able to independently verify the date when the video and photos was taken Israel began its campaign against Hamas, the Islamist group that rules Gaza after its militants rampaged through southern Israel on October 7. Israel says 1,200 people were killed and some 240 people taken hostage in the deadliest day of its 75-year-old history. Israel has put Gaza's population of 2.3 million under siege and carried out an aerial bombardment. Gaza health officials, considered reliable by the United Nations, say about 11,500 Palestinians are confirmed killed, around 40% of them children and more are buried under the rubble.