Israeli forces struck the main headquarters of Hamas’s naval police in Khan Younis on Sunday. The facility was used to advance and execute terror operations against Israeli forces and the State of Israel. Several terrorists operating inside were killed in the strike, including Ismail al-Laham, a cell commander in Hamas’s military wing.
The naval police in the Gaza Strip operates under Hamas’s military wing and works to advance, direct, and execute terror operations against Israeli forces and Israel. The targeted headquarters was being used for Hamas’s rehabilitation and strengthening efforts, in violation of the ceasefire agreement and through exploitation of infrastructure presented as civilian.
Israeli forces also struck and destroyed three Hamas weapons depots in southern Gaza over the past week that were intended to be used against Israeli troops. Before striking the depots and after issuing advance warnings to the population, forces identified several Hamas military wing terrorists who began attempting to smuggle the weapons out of the depots using vehicles. After the identification, forces struck the terrorists and the weapons. Secondary explosions were identified after the depots were hit.