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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
IDF: Strike on former school in Gaza City targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF and Shin Bet say an airstrike early this morning targeted Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives embedded within a former school in Gaza City.
The strike on the Yaffa School, which served as a shelter for displaced Gazans, killed at least six Palestinians, according to local media reports.
According to the military, Hamas and Islamic Jihad were using the school as a command center to plan and carry out attacks on Israel and troops.
The IDF says it took steps to mitigate civilian harm in the strike, including the use of a “precision munition, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence.”
“The terror organizations systematically violate international law while taking over civilian infrastructure, and while brutally exploiting the civilian population as a human shield for its terror attacks,” the military adds.
احتراق خيام وفصول وبداخلها نازحين جراء قصف الاحتلال مدرسة يافا في حي التفاح شرق مدينة غزة pic.twitter.com/JqzdxGtGfD
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