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Thursday, October 24, 2024
IDF says it hit Hamas command center in former Gaza school; Palestinians say 17 killed
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 the central Gaza Strip a short while ago.
According to the military, Hamas was using the “Martyrs School” in Nuseirat to plan and carry out attacks against IDF troops and Israel.
The school has been serving as a shelter for displaced Gazans. Hamas-run rescue services report at least 17 dead and 42 wounded in the strike.
The IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike and accuses Hamas of “systematically” using civilian sites for terror.
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.
