IDF targets latest high-rise building used by Hamas terrorists as it ramps up pressure on Gaza City

The IDF issued evacuation warnings earlier for those located in the Gaza Port area and the southern al-Rimal neighborhood.

The IDF struck a high-rise in Gaza City used by Hamas for intelligence gathering and observation posts to target Israeli troops, the military said Sunday morning.

The IDF said Hamas systematically exploits civilians and infrastructure as human shields and vowed to continue operations against terrorist groups.

The IDF issued evacuation warnings earlier for those located in the Gaza Port area and the southern al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, specifically in blocks 727, 786, 787, 788, and the Al-Kawthar Tower, the military's Arabic-language spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Avichay Adraee said on X/Twitter before the strike.

Adraee urged residents to evacuate southward towards al-Mawasi's humanitarian area.

Givati Brigade combat teams have killed over 10 terrorists in Jabaliya, and on the outskirts of Gaza City in collaboration with artillery teams, the IDF said.

Meanwhile, the 401st Brigade’s combat teams operated in Sheikh Radwan, killing around 10 Hamas terrorists and dismantling terror infrastructure.

The military has been striking a series of Gaza City high-rises in the past week. More than 280,000 Gazans have already left the city, KAN reported Saturday, citing assessments by security officials.

On Saturday, the IDF struck the Burj al-Noor tower.

IDF continues series of strikes on high-rise buildings in Gaza City

In early September, the military destroyed three buildings after the IDF had warned residents to evacuate the area surrounding each of them.

Although the IDF has said that Hamas or other terror groups are using the buildings as lookout posts to follow the movements of its forces and to potentially plan or direct ambushes, it seems that the military is also destroying buildings to increase the stream of evacuees southward from Gaza City.

For weeks, the IDF has been warning Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City and head south.

This is a developing story.

Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.