Israel Targets Gaza Humanitarian Facility Claiming Hidden Arms Factory - Statement
© Photo : Israel Defense ForcesThe Israeli Navy tests a ship-based Iron Dome missile defense system, which is declared operational, on November 27, 2017
© Photo : Israel Defense Forces
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that it had attacked a facility inside a humanitarian area in the town of Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip, where weapons for Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad were supposedly produced.
The IDF also stated that it had allegedely used precise munitions to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.
"Yesterday (Tuesday), following precise IDF and ISA intelligence, a Hamas and Islamic Jihad weapons production facility embedded inside the Humanitarian Area in Deir al Balah was struck by the IAF [Israeli Air Force]", the IDF said on Telegram.
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