The IDF noted that in the past, troops had operated in the area and had arrested and killed many Hamas terrorists. Forces had also demolished an underground route which passed under the facility.
Al Quds Brigades spokesperson also said that hostages have attempted suicide "as a result of the extreme frustration they are feeling due to their government's neglect of their cause."
The PIJ has produced hundreds of rockets at this site over the past few years.
Wanted terrorists who were involved in the murder of Amnon Mokhtar, an Israeli citizen who entered Kalkilya, were apprehended and eliminated.
Haredi leaders condemn draft law • Doctors Without Borders claims PIJ terrorist was a 'colleague'
The Israeli Air Force targeted and killed Fadi Jihad Muhammad Al-Wadiya, a key figure in Palestinian Islamic Jihad's missile program in Gaza City.
These groups worked together in Gaza and had their eyes on the post-war period. Now, these groups are filling the breach and the vacuum.
Mohammad Sharab, an anti-Israel activist involved in the February kidnapping of an Australian man, was seen wearing the Hamas emblem at a rally in Melbourne.
The Secretary of State is expected to travel to Jordan from Israel. He will participate in a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza, which will also be attended by UN Secretary of State Guterres.
The IDF claimed that the school was being used as a base for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters, in particular terrorists that participated in the October 7 massacre.
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