An Israeli strike within the compound of a Gaza Strip hospital Saturday killed a Hamas commander who was planning attacks on IDF troops and civilians, the military said, while the coastal territory’s health officials reported Israeli strikes elsewhere killed three people.

The IDF said the commander, who it did not immediately name, was targeted in a strike in the Deir al-Balah area, while “hiding adjacent to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital.”

The hospital reported that three people were injured in an Israeli strike near a warehouse close to the maternity ward inside the medical facility. The military said that it took steps to mitigate harm to civilians in the area.

“This is another example of Hamas’s cynical use of humanitarian infrastructure and Hamas’s systematic embedding within medical facilities to advance and carry out terror activity,” the military said.

The IDF said the Hamas commander recently was advancing attacks on troops and Israeli civilians, as well as acting to restore the capabilities of the terror group, “while systematically violating the ceasefire.”

“The strike was carried out to remove the threat,” the army added.

המרחב בו הותקף מפקד מארגון הטרור חמאס שתכנן להוציא לפועל מתווי טרור pic.twitter.com/RpVvRQNLyu — צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 29, 2026

המרחב בו הותקף מפקד מארגון הטרור חמאס שתכנן להוציא לפועל מתווי טרור pic.twitter.com/RpVvRQNLyu

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) August 29, 2026

Earlier in the day, Al-Aqsa Hospital reported one person was........

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