JERUSALEM (VINnews)-The Israel Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a Hamas command center in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the coastal city of Sidon, the military announced Friday.

“The command center that was struck had been used in recent months by Hamas terror operatives for preparations for terror activities against IDF troops in Lebanese territory, and included training intended to advance various terror attack plans against IDF troops and the State of Israel,” the IDF said in a statement.

The military added that the site was embedded “in the heart of a civilian population, cynically exploiting the village’s residents to advance the organization’s terror objectives and using them as human shields.”

According to the IDF, Hamas’s activities at the command center constituted a violation of the November 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli drone fired missiles into the camp’s Hittin neighborhood, injuring an unspecified number of people. At least one person was killed and several wounded in the strike, the agency said, citing local sources. The building targeted was previously used by a Palestinian security force and recently served as a kitchen, per the report.

The strike is a relatively rare direct Israeli action against Hamas in Lebanon, where operations have more commonly focused on Hezbollah targets since the November 2024 truce took effect.

Hamas has previously denied operating military sites in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and condemned similar past Israeli claims as fabrications.