From the Liveblog of
Sunday, September 1, 2024
IDF says it struck Hamas command room embedded in former Gaza school
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 Gaza City.
According to the military, Hamas was using the Safad School in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood to plan and carry out attacks against troops and Israel.
The IDF says the strike specifically targeted the command room. The school compound, according to Palestinian media, was being used as a shelter for displaced Gazans.
شهداء ومصابون في قصف إسرائيلي لمدرسة صفد خلف مسجد الشافعي بحي الزيتون جنوب شرقي مدينة غزة pic.twitter.com/tckQ1bA5hH
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To mitigate harm to civilians in the strike, the IDF says it took “many steps,” 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.
