An Israeli army vehicle rumbles through the empty streets of a shattered neighbourhood in Gaza City, and with help from a video camera, a soldier spots people standing inside a blasted out nearby building.

The armoured personal carrier revs its engine and moves on.

A little further along, the vehicle stops near an empty hospital formerly overseen by the Jordanian government.

A senior official speaking on condition of anonymity in line with military rules says soldiers recently found a tunnel used by Hamas adjacent to the hospital.

On Friday, the Israeli military escorted international journalists through Gaza City, the focus of a new offensive to root out Hamas, offering a rare and limited glimpse into the territory devastated by nearly two years of war and where tens of thousands of P

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