The Israeli army said it has destroyed the homes of 12 high-ranking Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, including three houses that were attacked on Tuesday morning.
“Over the past 24 hours, the IDF has attacked the homes of 12 high-ranking Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip. Recently, Israeli Air Force fighters attacked the homes of three other commanders in the Gaza Strip, including the home of the deputy commander of the Northern Brigade in Gaza City, Rafa Salman”, – the press release said. army service.
The houses of the company commander of the Hamas reserve battalion in Khan Younis and the house of the “other commander” of the Hamas reserve battalion company were also blown up.
The military notes that these houses were used as operational headquarters to coordinate military operations.
The situation on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip escalated on the evening of May 10. Since the beginning of the escalation, about 3350 missiles have been fired from the Palestinian enclave into Israeli territory, about 500 have fallen inside the enclave, Israel estimates the effectiveness of the Iron Dome missile defense system at 90%. According to the latest information, 10 people were killed in Israel, about 50 were seriously injured. The number of Palestinians killed in retaliatory Israeli airstrikes has reached 212, including 61 children.