IDF and Hamas continued hostilities hours after reaching a deal for a temporary truce and the release of some of the hostages being held by Hamas.
Israel's Cabinet voted to agree to the deal with Hamas early Wednesday morning, however, the temporary cease-fire has not started yet. The cease-fire was expected to begin Thursday, however, in a late Wednesday night update, Israeli officials said it would start Friday and no hostages would be released until then.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed in a statement early Wednesday that it "is continuing to operate in the Gaza Strip, including striking terrorist infrastructure, killing terrorists, and locating weapons."
"This morning, IDF troops neutralized a terror tunnel shaft from which a Hamas terrorist exited and fired at the soldiers," the IDF said. "Moreover, IDF troops identified terrorists and located weapons in a structure used by the Hamas terrorist organization. The troops killed the terrorists and destroyed the structure."
Rockets launched by militants continued to be fired toward Israel on Wednesday.
The deal between Israel and Hamas was mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States. Israeli law requires a 24-hour waiting period after the vote before the agreement can be put into action, during which time the Supreme Court of Israel may need to get involved in the event of any legal challenges. However, it is expected that the cease-fire and the prisoner swap will begin Thursday morning.
This post has been updated for clarity.
-ABC News' Joe Simonetti and Morgan Winsor