A Palestinian boy checks the damage following an Israeli strike that targets an apartment in western Gaza City, on 2 September, 2025. Photo: MAJDI FATHI / NurPhoto via AFP
The Israeli military announced it struck a high-rise building in Gaza City on Friday that it said was being used by Hamas, as the army gears up to conquer the urban centre.
"A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck a high-rise building that was being used by the Hamas terrorist organisation in the area of Gaza City," a statement said, adding that "Hamas established infrastructure that was used to advance and execute attacks against (Israeli) troops in the area".
Earlier on Friday, the Israeli military warned it would strike a range of targets in Gaza City in the coming days that it had identified as being used by Hamas, particularly high-rise buildings.
In a statement, the military said it had "conducted extensive intelligence gathering operations and identified significant Hamas terrorist activity within a wide variety of infrastructure sites in Gaza City, and particularly in high-rise buildings".
"In the coming days, the (Israeli military) will strike structures that have been converted into terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City: cameras, observation command centres, sniper and anti-tank firing positions, command-and-control compounds," the statement said.
- AFP
