Israeli military claims it is carrying out a ‘high-precision’ operation at al-Shifa hospital; Palestinian health authorities say people are trapped inside
Scenes in Khan Younis after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. On Monday, Israel launched a fresh raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.Scenes in Khan Younis after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. On Monday, Israel launched a fresh raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.The Israeli army has launched an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital, al-Shifa, saying in a statement that it is “based on intelligence information indicating the use of the hospital by senior Hamas terrorists”.
“There are casualties, including deaths and injuries, and it’s impossible to rescue anyone due to the intensity of the fire and targeting of anyone approaching the windows,” the ministry said, accusing Israeli forces of “another crime against health institutions”. It added “Over the past few hours, the troops identified terrorist fire toward them from a number of hospital buildings. The forces engaged the terrorists and identified several hits.
“There are casualties, including deaths and injuries, and it’s impossible to rescue anyone due to the intensity of the fire and targeting of anyone approaching the windows,” the ministry said, accusing Israeli forces of “another crime against health institutions”. White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Sunday that Biden believed it was up to Israel to make its own decisions about internal politics
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