Israel’s military said it targeted senior Hamas militants in a command center. Authorities in the enclave said they were struggling to get to bodies after the attack.

The Israeli military described the strike as hitting “significant Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command-and-control center,” without immediately providing additional evidence.

More than 40,900 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, have been killed by the IDF’s attacks on Gaza since the war began on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants invaded Israel and slaughtered 1,200 people and took 250 hostage.