The Israeli military said Sunday evening that it struck and destroyed a Hamas weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza City area, with several Hamas terrorists operating inside at the time. The IDF stated that the site was used to produce weapon components as part of Hamas's efforts to rebuild its capabilities in violation of the ceasefire. 'Terrorists who were engaged in advancing and executing terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians were operating inside,' the IDF spokesperson said. The military said it employed precision munitions and aerial surveillance to mitigate civilian harm.
The IDF announced Sunday evening that it had destroyed a Hamas weapons manufacturing site in the Gaza City area, stating that Hamas terrorists operating inside were actively advancing and executing attack plots against Israeli forces and civilians. The military described the facility as producing weapon components as part of Hamas's efforts to rebuild its capabilities in violation of the ceasefire. The strike was carried out with precision munitions and aerial surveillance to mitigate civilian harm, the IDF said.
This operation was the culmination of a rapidly evolving sequence Sunday. At 16:42, journalist Doron Kadush first reported an IDF strike on a Hamas weapons production site. Footage of the airstrike circulated shortly after. By 16:43, the IDF confirmed the target was a makeshift weapons production site in Gaza City, and within the same hour, Palestinian media reported four people killed. Security analyst Yair Goldblatt reported at 18:28 that the strike hit a weapons factory on al-Sana'a Street in western Gaza City, though the military's evening announcement did not specify the street. By 19:14, as The Zioneer reported, the IDF stated the site was targeted while in active use by terrorists.
As context, the IDF has carried out multiple strikes against Hamas infrastructure and operatives in recent weeks. Over the night of Friday June 12, the military dismantled three Hamas weapons depots in the central Gaza Strip. In separate operations over the weekend of June 22, IDF eliminated five armed Hamas operatives who were advancing attack plots, according to i24NEWS. The military has framed these operations as targeted responses to immediate threats within the ceasefire framework, which remains in effect.
No casualties among Israeli forces were reported. Palestinian casualty figures remain unverified independently.
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