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IDF targets Hamas terrorist inside Gaza hospital
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday struck a Hamas commander in the Deir al-Balah area in the central Gaza Strip while he was hiding within the compound of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital, the military said.
The terrorist recently advanced attacks on IDF troops and Israeli civilians and was targeted to remove the threat, the army said.
The Hamas operative was moreover involved in efforts to rehabilitate his organization's capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire, the military continued.
The IDF criticized Hamas's "cynical use of humanitarian infrastructure and its systematic embedding within medical facilities to advance and carry out terrorist activity."
It relayed that a warning was conveyed to medical authorities throughout Gaza on Aug. 27 regarding the cessation of the use of medical facilities for terrorist purposes. "It was made clear that the IDF will act against any threat should such activity continue," the military noted.
Steps were taken to mitigate the risk to civilians during the strike, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance, the IDF said.