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The Israel Defense Forces sent troops into Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis based on intelligence that hostages were held there, but army spokesman Daniel Hagari said that as of Thursday evening no evidence had been found to that effect.

The army believes that the hospital was home to key command centers and underground infrastructure. Engineering personnel are now working to locate shafts and tunnels under the complex. In particular, it is searching for command centers that senior Hamas officials worked out of on October 7 or in previous wars.

The Israeli military claims that Hamas uses hospitals in Gaza for military operations, but medical staff have repeatedly denied the allegation. Instead, doctors have been consumed with trying to treat patients while both medical supplies and food dwindle. On Sunday, the director of the World Health Organization said that a request to enter Nasser Hospital was denied by the Israelis.

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  • @MiltownClownsEnglish
    14•9 months ago

    After Their justifications for war crimes were found to be false. The Israeli government shifted its reasoning for destroying a hospital to “They were totally here. You gotta believe us. Check this out. There’s a desk where Hamas was. They planned October 7th sitting at this Ikea furniture. This desk is a terrorist.” The Palestinian people have yet to come out and condemn desks. The bombings will continue.