IDF: Strike targeted Hamas command center at former school used as shelter in Gaza’s Jabalia

By Emanuel Fabian

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8 January 2025, 1:26 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Earlier today, an Israeli Air Force attack helicopter carried out a strike against a group of Hamas operatives at a former school in northern Gaza’s Jabalia, the military says.

According to the IDF, the Hamas operatives were at a command center embedded within the Halawa School, and were using the complex to plan and carry out attacks against troops in Gaza and against Israel.

The building had also served as a shelter for displaced Gazans, according to Palestinian media.

Gaza’s Civil Defense says at least nine people were killed in the strike.

The IDF says it took “numerous steps” to mitigate civilian harm, including by using aerial surveillance and other intelligence.