The military says it took steps to minimize harm to civilians in the strike, which was carried out because the Hamas operative "posed an immediate threat."
The IDF announces that a Hamas operative was killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza a short while ago. The strike in Deir al-Balah killed Hassam Osama Hussein Nasir, who the military says was advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians. The military says it took steps to minimize harm to civilians in the strike, which was carried out because the Hamas operative "posed an immediate threat."

