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Sunday, September 15, 2024
IDF says it struck former Gaza school used as Hamas hideout, base for rocket attacks
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 at a command room embedded within a former school in the northern Gaza Strip a short while ago.
According to the military, Hamas was using the Ghazi Al-Shawa School in Beit Hanoun as a hideout and to prepare rocket attacks in recent weeks.
The school has been serving as a shelter for displaced Gazans, according to Palestinian media.
The IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike, and accuses Hamas of “systematically” using civilian sites for terror.
???? متابعة صفا| لحظة تدمير طائرات الاحتلال مدرسة غازي الشوا التي تؤوي النازحين في بيت حانون شمالي قطاع غزة pic.twitter.com/YEKtgeX0CB
— وكالة صفا (@SafaPs) September 15, 2024
