The IDF announced Wednesday that it struck a weapons storage facility that had been established inside a mosque in the northern Gaza Strip, along with additional weapons depots. The military stated that the weapons were intended to harm IDF forces operating in the 'yellow line' buffer zone and Israeli civilians.
Following an earlier IDF announcement today, the military spokesperson provided additional details on the strike against Hamas weapons depots in the Gaza Strip. The IDF confirmed that one of the weapons caches was located inside a mosque in the northern Gaza Strip, and that the weapons were intended to be used against Israeli forces operating in the 'yellow line' buffer zone, as well as against Israeli civilians. The IDF stated that the strike was carried out to remove the threat, and that forces from the Southern Command remain deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, continuing to operate against any remaining threats.
The Zioneer reported at 11:48 that the IDF had announced the strike. The new statement emphasizes the specific threat to forces in the buffer zone and the ongoing deployment in compliance with the agreement.
The IDF has repeatedly highlighted Hamas's use of civilian infrastructure, including religious sites, for military purposes. The current operation is part of sustained efforts to dismantle Hamas's weapons capabilities in the Strip.
3 developments
- DevelopingIDF: Overnight strikes in Gaza dismantled weapons storage, production site, rocket launch site
- StrongIDF dismantles three Hamas weapons depots in central Gaza overnight
- StrongIDF strikes Hezbollah cell moving anti-tank missiles in southern Lebanon; secondary explosions confirm weapons cache
- DevelopingGazan reports: IDF strikes a building in a camp in central Gaza
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