The Israeli military said Sunday evening it struck a Hamas weapons manufacturing site on al-Sana'a Street in western Gaza City in two successive attacks. The first, by a drone without prior warning, killed four operatives; the second, by fighter jets after an evacuation warning, destroyed the site while additional Hamas terrorists were operating inside in violation of the ceasefire, according to the IDF.
The IDF destroyed a Hamas weapons manufacturing site on al-Sana'a Street in western Gaza City on Sunday evening in a two-phase strike. The first phase, carried out by an armed drone without prior evacuation warning, killed four operatives. The second phase, by fighter jets after a civilian evacuation warning, destroyed the facility while additional Hamas operatives were inside, the IDF said, describing the activity as a ceasefire violation. This update provides the operational details of an attack first reported earlier Sunday.
The strike was initially reported at around 16:43 Jerusalem time, when the IDF confirmed striking a weapons production site in Gaza City and Palestinian media reported four killed. By 18:28, analyst Yair Goldblatt identified the location as al-Sana'a Street in western Gaza City. At 19:18, the IDF Spokesperson issued a formal statement confirming the site was used to produce weapon components as part of Hamas's efforts to rebuild capabilities in violation of the ceasefire. The Zioneer published an article on the statement at 19:23. The current reporting adds that the attack unfolded in two distinct waves.
The military said that throughout the recent period, Hamas operatives had been operating from the site to produce weapons components in violation of the ceasefire, advancing terror plots against IDF forces and Israeli civilians. The IDF stated that steps were taken to mitigate civilian harm, including precision munitions and aerial surveillance. This is part of a broader pattern of IDF operations targeting Hamas infrastructure in Gaza, including the dismantling of three weapons depots in central Gaza overnight Friday, as The Zioneer reported on June 12.
No further details have been provided on the identities of the operatives killed or the specific plots they were advancing. The IDF has not indicated any additional strikes in the area.
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