The IDF confirmed it carried out an airstrike targeting Hamas commanders in the Shati area of Gaza City on Tuesday evening, stating it preempted planned terror attacks against Israeli troops. Palestinian medical sources reported six killed and ten wounded in the strike, which hit near the fishing port. A security source told N12 the strike targeted 'a number of terrorists.'
The IDF confirmed on Tuesday evening that it struck a number of Hamas commanders in the Shati area of northern Gaza City, describing the operation as a preemptive measure against planned attacks on Israeli forces operating in the Strip. The military said the commanders 'were planning terror attacks' and were struck from the air 'to remove the threat.'
Palestinian media and medical sources reported that the airstrike hit near the Gaza fishing port, killing six people and wounding ten, including a child according to some initial reports. The accounts could not be independently verified.
As The Zioneer reported earlier at 18:46 Tuesday, Israeli media described the strike as 'unusual' and noted that the IDF had not yet commented at that time. The subsequent confirmation from the military spokesman brings the casualty figures from Palestinian sources into the context of a targeted counterterrorism operation.
The strike comes amid ongoing IDF activity in the Gaza Strip under the existing ceasefire framework; the military stressed that forces remain deployed in accordance with the agreement and will continue to act against any immediate threats.
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