The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they attacked a school and a mosque in the Gaza Strip city of Deir al-Balah, where they said the command centers of the Palestinian movement Hamas were located.
“Recently, under the leadership of the IDF and Israeli Air Force intelligence, a precision strike was carried out against Hamas terrorists operating from a command post located in a facility that was formerly a school… in the Deir al-Balah area. Additionally, under the leadership of the IDF and Israeli Air Force intelligence, they carried out a precision strike against Hamas terrorists operating from a command post located in the former Shuhada al-Aqsa Mosque in the Deir al-Balah area. – the army said in a statement.
According to the Palestinian Safa agency, thirteen people died as a result of the attack on the mosque.