What we know about Shifa Hospital 2 days after Israel raided it
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What we know about Shifa Hospital 2 days after Israel raided it
The United Nations has called for an independent review of the hospital as the Israeli military lays out what it says is evidence Hamas operates from the facility.
Christopher Wilson·Senior Writer
Fri, November 17, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST·4 min read
While the Israel Defense Forces said, ahead of its raid of Shifa Hospital in Gaza, that the medical facility was a base for the militant group Hamas, humanitarian groups such as the World Health Organization called this week for hospitals to be protected.
On Wednesday, IDF soldiers began a raid of the hospital, which was already struggling due to a lack of power, food and water.
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It’s unclear what Israeli forces did or didn’t discover in the hospital. In a statement released Wednesday, the IDF said it found “technological assets, along with military and combat equipment used by Hamas,” as well as “an operational command center and technological assets belonging to Hamas.” The IDF released photos it said show weapons recovered during the raid. Hamas has a history of storing weapons in hospitals, as well as schools and mosques.
The Israeli government said it found the bodies of two hostages, a 65-year-old woman and a 19-year-old Israeli soldier, in the area of the hospital. On Thursday, the Israeli government said soldiers also found an “operational tunnel shaft,” although it was unclear where the tunnel led.
Dr. Ahmed El Mokhallalati, who works at the hospital, told Reuters on Friday, "They have found nothing. They have found no single resistance, no single gunshot, against them within the hospital area."
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