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Israeli actions intensified around Christmas, particularly in a central area just south of the seasonal waterway that bisects the Gaza Strip.
Israel said the tunnel cost millions of dollars and took years to construct, featuring rails, electricity, drainage and a communications network.
ISNA gave a full list of the countries, which included Lebanon, Tunisia, and several Central Asian, African, and Muslim nations.
The fighting in Khan Younis, the main city in the southern Gaza Strip with a population of around 626,000 including people displaced by Israeli bombing in the north, comes as Israel refocused its war effort to the south.
An estimated 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced. Gaza is on the verge of being overwhelmed by disease and starvation.
UN said the fighting would worsen an extreme humanitarian emergency; Israeli forces had stopped all deliveries of aid into Gaza.
Under the terms of the Qatari-mediated deal, 30 Palestinians -- 16 minors and 14 women -- will be released on Wednesday in exchange.
The hostages released by Hamas include 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino.
Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said hospitals must be protected and he hoped for less intrusive Israeli action
Israel's purported drive to separate civilians from Hamas militants has come at a heavy cost, with more than two-thirds of the territory's population of 2.3 million having already fled their homes.