IDF: Rocket launcher positioned in southern Gaza humanitarian zone destroyed in airstrike

A rocket launcher positioned in the Israeli-designated “humanitarian zone” in the southern Gaza Strip was destroyed in an airstrike earlier today, the IDF says.

The launcher was loaded and primed for an imminent attack on Israel, according to the military.

Before carrying out the strike in the humanitarian zone, where the vast majority of the Palestinian population in Gaza is currently residing, the IDF says it carried out steps to mitigate civilian harm.

The steps included issuing warnings to civilians in the area to evacuate, as well as using a precision munition and aerial surveillance, the military says.

The IDF says secondary blasts were seen following the strike, indicating that weapons were stored there.

Palestinian media published footage of a strike in the humanitarian zone earlier today, which appears to have been the strike on the launcher.

لحظة استهداف الطائرات الإسرائيلية خيام النازحين في المنطقة الإنسانية الآمنة بغرب خان يونس، جنوب قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/FMdTTehG9N

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