IDF says it hit a Hamas command center housed in Gaza hospital

The IDF says that an overnight strike targeted a Hamas command center that was housed in a Gaza hospital.

“The IDF and Shin Bet attacked a command and control complex in the northern Gaza Strip inside the Al-Ahli hospital that was used by the Hamas terrorist organization,” the military says.

“The complex was used by the terrorists to plan and execute terrorist attacks against IDF forces and citizens of the State of Israel,” it adds.

The army says that prior to the strike, it took steps to reduce civilian casualties, including providing early warning in the area, using precision weapons, and aerial surveillance.

“The Hamas terrorist organization systematically violates international law, while brutally exploiting civilian buildings and the civilian population as human shields for terrorist operations,” the army says, calling on the terror group to cease using medical facilities as cover.