Israel Defense Forces Reports That It Destroyed Hamas Intel HQ With Many Terrorists Inside
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Thursday that it had carried out an airstrike in Gaza on an intelligence headquarters used by the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, executing “dozens” of other terrorist operatives.
It was reported by The Times of Israel that, “The Defense Forces says it just conducted an airstrike on a Hamas intelligence facility with dozens of terrorist operatives inside.”
“The military says the site served as the main command center for its surveillance network. It is not immediately clear how many Hamas members are killed in the strike,” the outlet reported.
Israel’s military released footage of the apparent attack from an above view. The footage shared by Agencia AJN via Twitter.
IDF says it bombed Hamas intelligence center with dozens of operatives inside #IsraelUnderAttack #Israel #Palestina #hammas #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine https://t.co/ZsCoOe3JJz pic.twitter.com/7P2DQ0JpAg
— Agencia AJN (@AgenciaAJN) May 13, 2021
Other footage has been making rounds on social media. True British Indian shared footage from Tuesday when fighter jets struck a 14-story building in Southern Gaza that was housing Hamas military intelligence offices.
No mercy on #Terrorism; a lesson for world from @Israel
Terrorism is a contempt for human dignity! #HamasTerrorists HQ flattened by @IDF#IndiaStandsWithIsrael @majorgauravarya @arifaajakia @TarekFatah @ramnikmann @TahirGora @RatanSharda55 @Sanjay_Dixit @virendersehwag pic.twitter.com/pslOyEOPnD
— True British Indian (@Mahna5G) May 13, 2021
Autora Intel shared to Twitter, “#IDF earlier today struck the military compound of #Hamas Intelligence Headquarters. The organization’s main observation post is located here. According to reports at least 20 Al-Qassam members were also present at the time of the targeted strikes.”
#IDF earlier today struck the military compound of #Hamas Intelligence Headquarters. The organization's main observation post is located here. According to reports at least 20 Al-Qassam members were also present at the time of the targeted strikes. pic.twitter.com/zEHuqreGE3
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) May 13, 2021
“Dozens of Hamas operatives were eliminated on Thursday in several targeted attacks on Hamas compounds throughout the Gaza Strip,” the Jerusalem Post reported.
“The IDF destroyed the terror group’s central bank and internal security headquarters, as well as the home of a top Hamas commander. They also eliminated dozens in an attack on a Hamas intelligence complex,” the outlet also found.
A spokesman for the IDF, reported from the Times of Israel, “We are gathering forces on the Gaza border, preparing them. They are studying the field and we will use them when we decide to. … The initiative is ours and time is on our side.”
According to the Post, Israel’s military has authorized 7,000 reservists, and artillery and military equipment have started to deploy at the Gaza border.
Hamas continued to fire missiles at Israeli towns, including Tel Aviv, for now. Terrorists have used drones to attack Israeli communities in the south of the country.
