From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
IDF bombs Gaza City college it says housed Hamas command center
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it carried out an airstrike against a group of Hamas operatives at a command room embedded within a former Gaza City college.
شهـ.ـداء وجرحى بقصف طيران الاحـ.ـتلال الإسرائيلي مبنى كلية نماء في منطقة أرض الشنطي شمال غرب مدينة غزة. pic.twitter.com/MEpOTneVKP
— fadia miqdadai (@fadiamiqdadi) September 3, 2024
According to the military, Hamas was using the Namaa’ college to plan and carry out attacks against troops and the country.
The IDF says it took “many steps” to mitigate harm to civilians in the strike, including using precision munitions, aerial surveillance, and other intelligence.
“The Hamas terror organization systematically violates international law, brutally exploiting civilian institutions and the population as a human shield for terror activity,” the military says.
In recent months, dozens of airstrikes have been carried out against Hamas sites embedded within schools and other sites used as shelters for civilians, according to the IDF.
