The Israeli military says it destroyed the multi-story headquarters of the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa television station in Gaza City in the central Gaza Strip.
“This is an attack on a central government property for Hamas, which was conducted as part of additional attacks that the IDF carried out and as a response to the terror attack that the Hamas terror group is leading against Israeli citizens,” the army said.
The military said the news outlet was “used by [Hamas] for military activities, including sending messages to terrorist operatives in the West Bank, calls for terror attacks, and instructions on how to commit them.”
The outlet was recognized as a terror group by the United States in 2010.
The army said the outlet also broadcasts “incitement against the State of Israel and its citizens.”
“The IDF is determined to fulfill its mission of defending Israeli citizens, and is prepared and ready for a variety of scenarios, as necessary,” the army says.
— Jacob Magid
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