Israel again operated on Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, Hamas called it a ‘war crime’

Israeli forces launched an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, after witnesses reported airstrikes on the devastated neighborhood where it is located. An army statement said Israeli troops are currently conducting a precision operation in the area of ​​Shifa hospital. The operation is based on intelligence indicating use of the hospital by senior Hamas militants.

Witnesses in Gaza City told AFP they saw the hospital site surrounded by tanks. Has asked for. Israeli forces also carried out an operation in al-Shifa in November, sparking international outrage. Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of waging military operations from hospitals and other medical centers, claims the terrorist group denies. The Hamas government media office in Gaza condemned the operation, saying that attacking the al-Shifa medical complex with tanks, drones and weapons and firing inside it is a war crime.

The health ministry of the Hamas-run region said it had received calls from people near the hospital site who claimed there were dozens of casualties. The ministry said that due to the intensity of the bullets and artillery shelling, no one could take him to the hospital. Since the beginning of the war the Israeli military has carried out several operations against medical facilities in and around the Gaza Strip.