IDF vows to 'reveal evidence' terror group Hamas is exploiting civilians

Israel's military has vowed to "reveal evidence" that Hamas terrorists are exploiting civilian locations to carry out attacks, an official said.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said during a press briefing Friday morning that Israel continued its offensive activity "from the land, air and sea last night with an emphasis on the Shejaiya neighborhood, which is one of the major terrorist strongholds of Hamas." The IDF killed Hamas operatives and destroyed rocket launch sites, he said.

"In the coming hours we will reveal evidence that shows Hamas's use of humanitarian facilities for terrorist infrastructures in a way that endangers the citizens of Gaza" he added. "I repeat, we will expose these materials that connect Hamas to the cynical use it makes of humanitarian facilities."

Hagari also updated the number of deceased IDF soldiers to 310 and the number of hostages to 229. "We continue to put in the most effort – the civilian effort, the operational effort, the intelligence effort to do one thing – bringing the hostages home is the highest priority," he said.

Hagari added, "Hamas prefers, at any point in time, to endanger the residents of the Gaza Strip in order to protect terrorists. At every point, he prefers to get food, electricity and medical equipment to Hamas terrorists than to the citizens of Gaza who are not involved in the war. We will expose these evidence and bring them to the attention of the world and the public."