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Eugene

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10. Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa

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Fri Nov 17, 2023, 06:50 PM

Nov 2023

Source: BBC

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa

17 November 2023

By Jeremy Bowen
BBC international editor

It is now days since Israeli forces entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and what appears to be happening on Friday is that they are continuing their search for evidence of this being a key Hamas command centre.

We have to remember that there is no independent scrutiny inside the hospital; journalists cannot move freely into Gaza, and any who are reporting from the site are working under the aegis of the Israeli military.

The evidence Israel has produced, so far, I do not believe to be convincing in terms of the kind of rhetoric Israelis were using about the set-up at the hospital, which suggested this was a nerve centre for the Hamas operation.

If there was a nerve centre there - and there has been speculation about that possibility since 2014 - then the Israelis have not yet revealed definitive evidence of its existence to the outside world.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67453105

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Row over Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital as IDF yet to prove Hamas' headquarters lie in tunnels beneath [View all] Eugene Nov 2023 OP

Bibi probably doesn't want to say anything about that.. Omnipresent Nov 2023 #1

I think Israeli presence in the hospital is good no matter what they find. ExciteBike66 Nov 2023 #2

If there are tunnels... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #3

Question Lithos Nov 2023 #6

Do you realize that... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #7

Not really Lithos Nov 2023 #8

I think we're actually in agreement here... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #9

We have similar objectives - but different perspectives Lithos Nov 2023 #11

Something still doesn't sit right.... Think. Again. Nov 2023 #12

Hmmm Lithos Nov 2023 #13

The fact that sabbat hunter Nov 2023 #4

Not sure why this is up for debate Lithos Nov 2023 #5

Bowen: Ceasefire demands will grow without proof of Hamas HQ at Al-Shifa Eugene Nov 2023 #10

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