IDF Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari revealed that the IDF had discovered a tunnel shaft at al-Shifah Hospital in the Gaza Strip during operations at the hospital which Hamas has been using as a command and control center. IDF troops belonging to the Shaldag Unit, the 7th Brigade, and additional special units continue at this hour to conduct targeted activity in the al-Shifa Hospital. Today, Hamas's tunneling infrastructure was exposed inside the hospital. Furthermore, a booby-trapped vehicle that was prepared for the October 7th massacre was discovered, containing a large amount of weapons and ammunition. In parallel, as part of the ongoing ground activity and searches in the Rantisi Hospital, troops of the Yahalom Unit and 401st Brigade continued to unearth an operational tunnel. Hagari also addressed the recovery of the body of Yehudit Weiss, a 65-year-old woman who was kidnapped from Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7. Weiss' body was found near al-Shifah Hospital. "Yehudit was murdered in the Gaza Strip. Unfortunately, we did not reach her in time," he said. IDF troops continue to operate in the area of al-Shifah Hospital as well as Rantisi Hospital and Al Quds Hospital, were further evidence of Hamas' exploitation of Gazan hospitals for military purposes is being uncovered.
