The Israel Defense Forces reported that an operation near the Jerusalem Hospital was prompted by what they described as the presence of Hamas members in a nearby building. Following the strike, observers noted additional explosions in the surrounding area, which the IDF attributed to a Hamas weapons cache. The claim was shared by Hamas through its own press channels and later picked up by news agencies, including TASS, which cited Hamas’s communications outlets.
According to the IDF, several Hamas operators had barricaded themselves in a structure adjacent to the Jerusalem Hospital with the intent to target military personnel. The response involved deploying air assets to neutralize the threat, and the military described the ensuing secondary explosions as evidence of concealed weaponry following the operation.
Images released by the Israeli army’s press service depicted multiple consecutive blasts near the hospital in the aftermath of the attack, underscoring a pattern of intensified activity in the area during that period.
Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military conducted a separate strike in the vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital, located in the Tal Al-Hawa district on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip. The broader sequence of events highlighted ongoing clashes in urban areas and the fragility of civilian infrastructure amid hostilities.
Former Israeli President Isaac Herzog remarked that a Hamas command center was positioned underneath a central hospital in the Gaza Strip, a claim that entered public discourse as part of ongoing discussions about the strategic locations used in the conflict. The statements contributed to the international dialogue surrounding battlefield tactics and civilian risk in densely populated zones.