The facility was used to rebuild Hamas's military strength, and also for advancing and executing attacks against IDF troops, under the cover of a ceasefire, according to an IDF report.

The Hamas commander was Muhanad Othman Yassin Farwana, whom the IDF stated was involved in advancing several attack plans against both Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers.

According to the report, the IDF earlier identified several Hamas military wing operatives attempting to remove the weapons stored inside the facilities using vehicles