IDF announces seizure of Hamas government headquarters in Gaza

The Israeli army said Tuesday that its troops captured multiple military and government buildings from the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including "the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly and the Hamas government". 

"Combined combat forces of the 7th Brigade took control of the headquarters of the Legislative Assembly and the Hamas government, the Hamas police headquarters and an engineering college used for weapons production and development," the military spokesman said, adding that these buildings were captured "in the past few days". 

The buildings taken also include a training centre, a command and control room, and a compound used for detention and interrogation. 

"Combined combat forces of the Golani Brigade successfully secured the governor's residence, identified as a facility used by the Hamas terrorist organisation," the army added, detailing that "this building housed both Hamas military and police offices as well as military intelligence offices, headquarters and several Hamas outposts". 

Some of these buildings, the military statement said, were allegedly used as training sites for the Islamist group's 7 October attack on Israel, which left 1,200 dead and more than 240 hostages captured and taken to Gaza. 

Since then, Israeli retaliatory attacks - by air, sea and land - have left more than 11,180 dead, 28,200 wounded, 3,000 missing and more than 1.5 million displaced in Gaza, where 46 Israeli troops taking part in the ground offensive have also been killed.