IDF says airstrike hit Hamas operatives at former school in Gaza City
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 operating out of a former school in Gaza City a short while ago.
The Kafr Qasim School in the Shati Camp of Gaza City has been serving as a shelter for displaced Gazans. Palestinian media report several casualties in the attack.
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 adds.
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.