IDF strikes Gaza mosque used to hide Hamas weapons store
The Israel Defense Forces struck a mosque that was used to store weapons belonging to Hamas as part of an ongoing effort to locate and destroy weapons storage facilities in the central and northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.
"One of the storage facilities had been established inside a mosque in the northern Gaza Strip. This is as additional example of the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip exploiting civilian infrastructure for terrorist purposes by storing weapons in the heart of the civilian population, including in religious sites, to facilitate terrorist activity."
The military noted that "prior to the strikes, advance warnings were provided to the civilian population to mitigate the risk of harm to them. The weapons were intended to be used against IDF troops operating in the Yellow Line area and against Israeli civilians, and were dismantled in order to remove the threat."
