IDF says troops raided former school in north Gaza where Hamas gunmen were gathered

Overnight, troops of the Givati Brigade’s reconnaissance unit raided a former school in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, where the IDF says it had intelligence of Hamas operatives gathered there.

The operation comes as the IDF says the 162nd Division expanded its offensive in the far north of the Strip.

Many gunmen were killed in close-quarters combat and in airstrikes during the operation at the al-Harthani School, according to the military.

The former school was serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians.

Separately, the IDF says that Hamas operatives launched anti-tank projectiles at troops from within the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya overnight.

Troops also enabled thousands of civilians to evacuate from the areas of fighting over the past day, the military says, adding that among them several terror operatives were detained and taken to Israel for interrogation.

כוחות אוגדה 162 הרחיבו הלילה את הפעילות במרחב ג'באליה ובית להיא.

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— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 27, 2024