Row over Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital as IDF yet to prove Hamas' headquarters lie in tunnels beneath [View all]

Source: The Independent

Row over Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital as IDF yet to prove Hamas’ headquarters lie in tunnels beneath

Israel faces pressure to prove claims after the hospital was targeted by IDF soldiers

Tara Cobham
7 minutes ago

The Israeli military is yet to produce evidence proving its claims Hamas’ headquarters lie in the tunnels beneath the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after it targeted the centre in its attacks.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has justified focusing on the facility by alleging that the “beating heart” of the militants’ operations lies in and under the Strip’s largest hospital, where newborns have been among the hundreds of patients struggling without basic necessities.

Shortly after the US publicly declared that its own intelligence supported Israel’s conclusions, the IDF stormed the hospital early on Wednesday in what it called a “precise and targeted operation”.

The Israeli military displayed guns it said had been found hidden in one building – but it is still yet to release proof of its claims that Hamas has a sophisticated command centre underneath al-Shifa and uses connected tunnels to conceal military operations and to hold hostages.

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