The Israeli military has said it has struck Hamas command centres embedded in the areas of two schools in the Gaza Strip, which were allegedly used to carry out attacks against Israeli troops, Reuters reports.

“Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, surveillance, and additional intelligence,” the military said.

“The school compounds were used by Hamas terrorists and commanders as command-and-control centres, from which they planned and carried out attacks against Israel Defence Forces troops and the state of Israel,” it said.