The IDF said on Saturday that Israeli aircraft carried out a "precision strike" on Thursday against a command and control center in the city of Deir al-Balah used by Hamas and PIJ militants, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to the statement, "several" militants were killed in the attack, including Abdullah Khatib, commander of PIJ's southern Deir al-Balah battalion, who commanded the battalion's operations in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel.
The IDF also reported that Hatem Abu Aljidian, commander of PIJ's Eastern Deir al-Balah battalion, who was involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces during the conflict, was also killed in the attack.
Abu Aljidian also launched several attacks against the soldiers amid the ongoing fighting.
To minimize civilian harm in the attack, the IDF said it took "several steps", including the use of precision munitions, aerial surveillance and other intelligence.
"This is another example of the systematic use of the population and civilian infrastructure, including the humanitarian sector, by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to carry out terrorist acts against state and IDF troops," the army said.
As for Saturday's attacks on schools, according to the army, Hamas is using the Amr Ibn al-Aas school in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City to plan and carry out attacks against troops and Israel. Was.
On October 7, 2023, Israel launched a large-scale attack against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for Hamas incursions into southern Israel, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.
The death toll of Palestinians from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health officials said in a statement on Saturday.
According to the statement, "several" militants were killed in the attack, including Abdullah Khatib, commander of PIJ's southern Deir al-Balah battalion, who commanded the battalion's operations in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel.
The IDF also reported that Hatem Abu Aljidian, commander of PIJ's Eastern Deir al-Balah battalion, who was involved in planning attacks against Israeli forces during the conflict, was also killed in the attack.
Abu Aljidian also launched several attacks against the soldiers amid the ongoing fighting.
To minimize civilian harm in the attack, the IDF said it took "several steps", including the use of precision munitions, aerial surveillance and other intelligence.
"This is another example of the systematic use of the population and civilian infrastructure, including the humanitarian sector, by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to carry out terrorist acts against state and IDF troops," the army said.
As for Saturday's attacks on schools, according to the army, Hamas is using the Amr Ibn al-Aas school in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City to plan and carry out attacks against troops and Israel. Was.
On October 7, 2023, Israel launched a large-scale attack against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for Hamas incursions into southern Israel, during which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 taken hostage.
The death toll of Palestinians from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health officials said in a statement on Saturday.
