The IDF targeted terrorists who were located in the Al-Jaoni school area of UNRWA in the center of the Gaza Strip, which served as a command center for Hamas operatives from which terror attacks were coordinated against our forces.
The IDF conducted the attack using Air Force aircraft and based on intelligence information from the Intelligence Directorate (Aman), Shin Bet, and the Southern Command, targeting several terrorists operating in buildings situated in the Al-Jaoni school area of UNRWA in the center of the Gaza Strip. The location was used as a hiding place and an active operational center, from which terror activities were planned and executed against our forces operating in the strip.
Before the attack, numerous measures were taken to minimize the chance of harming civilians. As part of those efforts, precise strikes and additional intelligence information were utilized.
The terrorist organization Hamas regularly violates international law by systematically exploiting civilian structures and the civilian population as human shields for terror actions against the State of Israel.