IDF says it bombed Hamas command center hiding in Gaza humanitarian zone

The Israel Defense Forces says fighter jets struck a Hamas command and control center operating clandestinely within an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza.

According to the military, terrorists based in the command center in Khan Younis “advanced and deployed terror plots against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.”

The army says it took “several steps ahead of the attack to minimize the chances of harming civilians,” including by using precision munitions and intelligence information.

Authorities in the Hamas-run Strip claim several dead and wounded in the attack, according to reports out of Gaza. Officials claim rescue teams are hampered by large craters blasted into the ground where tents sheltering displaced Gazans previously stood.

شاهد .. محاولة انتشال الشـ.ـهداء والجرحى من مكان مجزرة المواصي غرب خانيونس pic.twitter.com/wugSGlJ3c6

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The IDF accuses Hamas of repeatedly using Gaza’s civilian population and civil infrastructure, including humanitarian areas, as cover for “terror activities.”