JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel‘s army mentioned on Wednesday it had killed round 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, an allegation the Islamist Hamas group denied.
Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital earlier than the warfare, is now one of many few healthcare services even partially operational within the north of the territory, and had additionally been housing displaced civilians.
“Over the previous day, the troops have eradicated terrorists and situated weapons within the hospital space, whereas stopping hurt to civilians, sufferers, medical groups, and medical gear,” the army mentioned in a press release.
It additionally printed the names and pictures of two Israeli troopers killed within the operation.
Israel’s raid on the hospital started within the early hours of Monday. The army, which printed movies of weapons stashes inside the power, mentioned it had despatched in particular forces supported by infantry and tanks, based mostly on intelligence that the hospital was once more being utilized by gunmen.
Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities media workplace, mentioned all of these killed had been wounded sufferers and displaced individuals contained in the hospital.
“The Israeli occupation military practices mendacity and deception in spreading its narrative as a part of justifying its steady and law-breaking crimes, which violate worldwide regulation, worldwide humanitarian regulation,” he mentioned.
Reuters was unable to confirm both account.
Israel confronted fierce criticism final November when troops first raided Al Shifa hospital. The troops uncovered tunnels there, which they mentioned had been used as command and management centres by Hamas. Hamas and medical employees deny that the hospital is used for army functions or to shelter fighters.
“What occurs in Al Shifa Hospital is a warfare crime and is a part of the warfare of genocide carried out by the Israeli occupation,” mentioned senior Hamas official Basem Naim, who has beforehand served as a well being minister.
Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital earlier than the warfare, is now one of many few healthcare services even partially operational within the north of the territory, and had additionally been housing displaced civilians.
“Over the previous day, the troops have eradicated terrorists and situated weapons within the hospital space, whereas stopping hurt to civilians, sufferers, medical groups, and medical gear,” the army mentioned in a press release.
It additionally printed the names and pictures of two Israeli troopers killed within the operation.
Israel’s raid on the hospital started within the early hours of Monday. The army, which printed movies of weapons stashes inside the power, mentioned it had despatched in particular forces supported by infantry and tanks, based mostly on intelligence that the hospital was once more being utilized by gunmen.
Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities media workplace, mentioned all of these killed had been wounded sufferers and displaced individuals contained in the hospital.
“The Israeli occupation military practices mendacity and deception in spreading its narrative as a part of justifying its steady and law-breaking crimes, which violate worldwide regulation, worldwide humanitarian regulation,” he mentioned.
Reuters was unable to confirm both account.
Israel confronted fierce criticism final November when troops first raided Al Shifa hospital. The troops uncovered tunnels there, which they mentioned had been used as command and management centres by Hamas. Hamas and medical employees deny that the hospital is used for army functions or to shelter fighters.
“What occurs in Al Shifa Hospital is a warfare crime and is a part of the warfare of genocide carried out by the Israeli occupation,” mentioned senior Hamas official Basem Naim, who has beforehand served as a well being minister.
