Israeli army destroyed the headquarters of the legislative assembly and government of Gaza, which was in the hands of Islamist group Hamas, the agency reported on Wednesday. EFE military spokesman after yesterday’s announcement that the building had been seized by Israeli forces.

In response to a request EFE, The army spokesman did not specify how the building was destroyed, but video broadcast by local media and a Foreign Ministry spokesman showed that The Gaza government complex was blown up with explosives.

The destruction of the building was explained EFE representative of the army, is not exceptional, but rather in accordance with its policy of destroying empty buildings belonging to Hamas which can be used for “terrorist activities”.

On Tuesday the army announced that its troops had captured “over the past few days” numerous military and government buildings of the Palestinian faction in the Gaza Strip, including “the headquarters of the Hamas legislature and government, the Hamas police headquarters, and an engineering college used for weapons production and development.”

In the same way, Israeli soldiers carried out today “selective surgery” at Al Shifa Hospital, the most important in a sector where electricity, drinking water and food ran out a few days ago and where about 3,000 people live, including displaced people, medical staff and patients.

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At the same time, controlling a significant part of the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops began move towards the center of the Strip, specifically towards the city of Deir Balakh, as he was able to verify EFE.

Israel declared war on Hamas on October 7 following a massive attack by the Islamist group that included the launch of thousands of rockets and the infiltration of about 3,000 militia into Israeli territory. They killed about 1,200 people and kidnapped more than 240.

Since then, Israeli air, naval and ground forces have relentlessly attacked the Gaza Strip, leaving More than 11,300 people were killed in the rubble, 29,200 were injured and 3,600 were missing.

(according to information from EFE)