The IDF announced that troops are continuing the precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital, in which they are conducting searches for Hamas terror infrastructure and weapons.
Furthermore, the troops delivered humanitarian aid to the entrance of the hospital despite the battle taking place.
Before entering the hospital, IDF forces encountered terrorist squads and explosives which were set for them. A fight ensued in which multiple terrorists were eliminated. At least five terrorists were killed in the fighting.
Hamas has long used al-Shifa hospital and tunnels dug beneath the hospital as a main command and control center for its military activity in Gaza.