A female Israeli soldier was stabbed and “seriously” wounded in an attack in east Jerusalem, police said.

“A terrorist armed with a knife arrived at Shalem police station and stabbed a female soldier... border police forces neutralised the terrorist by shooting,” police said in a statement.

It comes as Israel hit Gaza with fresh strikes early on Monday as all communications and internet services were cut off within the enclave.

“We will take the fight to Hamas wherever they are, underground, above ground”, Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus said, repeating calls for civilians to leave the urban war zone in the north of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

“We will be able to dismantle Hamas, stronghold after stronghold, battalion after battalion, until we achieve the ultimate goal, which is to rid the Gaza Strip - the entire Gaza Strip - of Hamas.”

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