Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee, death toll passes 65,000

The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war surpassed 65,000 on Wednesday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as…
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IDF releases footage of #Hamas tunnel with bullet proof door leading to #Gaza's #RantisiHospital.

IDF released the video following massive international pressure on #Israel after #WHO said that #ShifaHospital, Gaza’s biggest, is not functional anymore.

IDF Spokesperson #Hagari walks through one of Hamas tunnels—only to exit in Rantisi hospital on the other side. "Inside these tunnels, Hamas terrorists hide, operate and hold Israeli hostages against their will,” he said

https://www.thestatesman.com/world/hamas-tunnel-with-bullet-proof-door-near-gaza-hospital-idf-releases-raw-footage-1503240722.html

'Hamas tunnel with bullet proof door leads to Gaza hospital': IDF releases raw footage - The Statesman

Israel has launched a massive ground operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to the brutal October 7 attack in which more than 1,200 people were killed.

The Statesman

Signs of #Hostages in #RantisiHospital

#Israeli military "found signs that … #Hamas held hostages here…[and] intelligence that verifies it"

It showed footage of rudimentary living quarters, incl a small kitchen + nearby tunnel shaft which led to ​​the house of a senior Hamas naval commander.

Israel has accused Hamas of using hospitals & other #civilianInfrastructure to hide command posts & weapons positions, and of using civilians & hospital patients as #humanShields

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-says-it-found-signs-hostages-were-held-gaza-hospital-2023-11-13/

Israeli military says it found signs hostages were held in Gaza hospital

The Israeli military shared video and photographs on Monday showing what it said were weapons stored by Hamas in the basement of a children's hospital in Gaza where it also said hostages appear to have been held.

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#Israel says #Hamas is illegally using #Gaza’s #ShifaHospital for #military purposes

Hamas has built a vast underground command complex center below the hospital, connected by tunnels

International law gives hospitals special protections during war. But they lose those if combatants use them to hide fighters or store weapons.

Israel showed footage of Hamas weapons, incl explosive vests, automatic rifles, bombs and RPGs found in the basement of Gaza’s #RantisiHospital.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-shifa-hospital-ce8fda9821a011a6cb6e4a3df5c90916

Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate

Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas. Shifa is Gaza’s largest hospital. Israel claims, without providing visual evidence, that Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital. Since Israel declared war against Hamas in response to a deadly cross-border attack by the Islamic group on Oct. 7, its forces have moved in on Shifa. But hundreds of doctors and patients remain inside. It remains unclear how and when the standoff will end.

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