The Commanding Officer of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, conducted a situational assessment in the Shifa Hospital in Gaza, following the targeted operational activity of IDF troops.
Speaking from above the tunnel shaft located in the Shifa Hospital, Finkelman said, "We see the presence of Hamas in all the hospitals, it is a definite, clear presence. They are cynically using these hospitals, as we can see here in the heart of Shifa."
“They are hiding under the hospitals with weapons, with command centers, with capabilities, and this tunnel is further proof of that,” he added.
Israeli special forces raided the Shifa Hospital early Wednesday morning, finding a Hamas command center there.
On Thursday, Israel released footage of an operational tunnel shaft which was found inside the hospital complex.
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters this week that the US has independent intelligence showing that the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist organizations have been using the Shifa Hospital to conduct their military operations and, among other things, are storing weapons at the hospital.
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