Israel said it military has launched an operation against Hamas military early Wednesday inside Gaza\u2019s largest hospital Al-Shifa, where thousands of Palestinians are believed to be sheltering.<\/p>\n
Conditions at the hospital, which has stopped functioning due to lack of water and fuel, have deteriorated rapidly in recent days amid intense fighting, and doctors have warned of a \u2018catastrophic\u2019 situation for patients and staff.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted online, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it has launched a \u201cprecise and targeted\u201d operation against Hamas inside specific areas of Al-Shifa hospital.<\/p>\n
Peter Lerner, spokesperson for IDF, said that the army has, so far, not found any indication of hostages being held inside hospital, as per CNN.<\/p>\n
Khader Al Za\u2019anoun, a reporter for Palestinian news agency, Wafa, informed that the Israeli tanks and military vehicles were \u201cinside the courtyard of Al-Shifa hospital.\u201d He added that the soldiers were inside hospital premises and were conducting search and interrogation operations with young men inside the hospital amidst intense fighting and violent gunfire.<\/p>\n
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of using hospital premises as their base, which has been denied by Hamas as well as hospital authority.<\/p>\n
The desperate actions at Al-Shifa hospital has triggered fresh international outcry over Israel\u2019s actions in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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