Hamas using safe zone in Gaza to fire rockets at Israel: reports

Hamas terrorists continued to fire rockets from a “humanitarian zone” set up in southern Gaza Saturday, according to reports.

Israeli Defense Forces said that the terrorists “launched numerous rockets into Israel from a designated area intended to protect civilians in southern Gaza’s Al-Mawasi region Friday, the Times of Israel reported.

The area was established by the IDF as safe for civilians within the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Four rockets were fired from the al-Mawasi area Saturday, but “landed in the Gaza Strip and endangered many citizens in Gaza,” said a statement from the IDF.

“This is further proof that Hamas exploits the IDF’s humanitarian zone for terrorist activity,” the IDF said.

The IDF published a graphic showing the locations of the rocket launches from al-Mawasi, as well as an image showing a rocket launcher.

Rocket fire from the Gaza Strip at Israel has continued from other locations of southern and central Gaza in recent days, in areas where the IDF is not operating on the ground, the newspaper reported.

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Palestinian authorities claim more than 15,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed since Israel launched its war against Gaza in retaliation for the brutal torture and murders of 1,200 Israelis by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 in southern Israel.