Key Takeaways
- The IDF aircraft hit a building adjacent to Al-Quds hospital to neutralize Hamas fighters.
- Secondary explosions indicated a weapons depot in the civilian area.
- The operation underscores the challenges of conducting strikes near vital medical facilities.
Gaza: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that its aircraft struck a building adjacent to the al-Quds hospital in the Gaza Strip.
The strike was carried out because Hamas fighters had barricaded themselves there, prompting a targeted response.
“Furthermore, IDF troops located a number of Hamas terrorists who barricaded themselves in a building adjacent to the al-Quds Hospital, and planned to carry out an attack on the forces from there.
IDF soldiers directed an aircraft to strike the Hamas terrorists. The attack led to significant secondary explosions which indicate the presence of a Hamas weapons depot in a civilian area,” the IDF wrote on its Telegram channel.
