 The Israeli military, on December 6 released a video it said showed Israeli forces operating in Kanyunas city in Gaza, Reuters was not able to independently verify the location where the date when the video was filmed Israeli forces were operating in the heart of southern Gaza's largest city Kanyunas for the first time, its military said, in a statement on Wednesday evening. Soldiers had begun to targeted raids in central Kanyunas, which the statement identified as a symbol of Hamas military. An administrative rule. The soldiers eliminated terrorists, destroyed terrorist infrastructure and located weapons. Israel unleashed its military campaign in response to a surprise October 7 incursion by Hamas fighters who rampaged through Israeli towns, killing 1,200 people and seizing 240 hostages, according to Israel's tally.