From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
IDF strikes Hamas command room in Gaza City school
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says it carried out an airstrike against Hamas operatives at a command room embedded within a school in Gaza City.
According to the military, Hamas was using the command room at the Salah ad-Din School to plan and carry out attacks against troops in Gaza and against Israel.
The IDF says it carried out “many steps” to mitigate harm to civilians in the strike, 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 says.
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.
The IDF adds that it will “continue to act with strength and determination against the terror organizations that use schools and civilian institutions as shelters.”
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