In the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis, the Israeli Air Force attacked a group of Hamas leaders, according to a statement from the IDF press service published on September 10.
“The IDF attacked senior Hamas terrorists operating in a command and control center located in the humanitarian zone of Khan Yunis… The terrorists advanced and carried out terror attacks against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” – says the message posted on the Israeli army’s Telegram channel.
The Israeli ministry added that measures were taken before the attack to reduce the risk of harm to civilians.
September 2nd Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu He said Hamas would pay for the murder of six hostages in Gaza. On August 31, IDF troops discovered the bodies of six hostages in an underground tunnel in Gaza. The next day, a list of the dead was published, including a Russian. Alexander LobanovAccording to media reports, the hostages were shot shortly before their bodies were discovered.