JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The IDF struck the main headquarters of Hamas’s naval police in the Khan Younis area on Sunday, according to an announcement released by the military. The headquarters was allegedly used to plan and carry out terrorist operations against IDF forces and the State of Israel.

During the strike, several terrorists inside the facility were killed, including Ismail al-Laham, who was described as a cell commander in Hamas’s military wing.

According to the IDF, the naval police in Gaza operates under Hamas’s military wing and is involved in planning, directing, and carrying out attacks against IDF forces and Israel. The military stated that the targeted headquarters was being used for Hamas reconstruction and force-building efforts, in violation of the ceasefire agreement and while utilizing infrastructure presented as civilian.

In addition, the IDF said that during the previous week it struck southern Gaza and destroyed three Hamas weapons warehouses that were intended to be used against Israeli forces.

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Before the warehouses were attacked, and after advance warnings had been issued to the local population, the IDF said it identified several Hamas military-wing terrorists attempting to remove weapons from the facilities using vehicles. Following their identification, Israeli forces struck both the terrorists and the weapons.

The IDF added that secondary explosions were observed after the warehouses were hit, which it said indicated the presence of stored munitions.