The Israeli military has said it has exposed a network of Hamas tunnels, command centres and rocket launchers beneath and adjacent to hospitals in northern Gaza, Reuters reports.

“Hamas systematically exploits hospitals as part of its war machine,” Israel’s chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters. Hamas denies doing so and has accused Israel of spreading lies.

During the media briefing, Hagari presented videos, photographs and audio recordings that he said demonstrated Hamas’ strategy of using hospitals as cover and preventing civilians from leaving combat zones.

He also said that over 800 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel fell short and landed inside the enclave, killing many Palestinians.