Israeli troops conducted “targeted raids” inside Gaza for a second consecutive night before withdrawing, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in statement Friday. Video published by the IDF showed tanks and armored vehicles moving on a road near agricultural land as well as strikes on buildings and open areas. The raid, which included aircraft and artillery strikes in the Shaja'iyah neighborhood, targeted Hamas infrastructure including "anti-tank missile launch sites, military command and control centers, as well as Hamas terrorists," the IDF said. “The troops exited the area at the end of the activity,” the statement said. It comes one day after the IDF said it carried out a raid with tanks in northern Gaza as "part of preparations for the next stages of combat."

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Persons: “ Organizations: Israel Defense Forces Locations: Gaza, Shaja'iyah, Israel