Israeli forces launched a fresh deployment in the central Gaza Strip in the early hours of Thursday, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. The announcement referred to “a precise, intelligence-based operation to eliminate terrorist operatives and strike terrorist infrastructure in central Gaza.” Israeli combat jets had struck targets above and below the ground before the IDF ground forces moved in, it added. The military said that its troops had “identified an armed terrorist who exited a terror tunnel shaft adjacent to IDF troops and entered a military structure.” A combat jet targeted him as…