IDF: Airstrike targeted terror operatives who were heading to attack troops in Gaza

The military releases an overnight statement saying an Israeli aircraft struck a cell of operatives in Gaza while “on their way to carry out terror [attack] plans against our forces in the Strip and toward Israeli territory in the immediate future.”

An IDF statement says the targeted operatives were at a school in Gaza City when struck, adding that “many measures were taken to reduce the chance of harm” to non-combatants.

The statement also accuses Palestinian terror groups of violating international law by operating in civilian facilities and using civilian shields, without specifying which factions the targeted operatives belonged to.

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