On video: the destruction of the tunnel route and the documentation of the Shifa hospital after the attack 03.01.24/doc
The night operation at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza was opened tonight (Monday) following intelligence from the Amman and the Shin Bet, according to which Hamas terrorists and officials in the northern Gaza Strip were drained from the hospital.
The intelligence revealed that the terrorists used the hospital as a headquarters, while again using the patients as human shields.
The IDF waited for the right timing for this operation, which was tonight.
The operation began at 02:30 in the morning, when the IDF unexpectedly raided the hospital, and surrounded the area under the command of Division 162 in cooperation with the Shin Bet. Armored Brigade 401 and special forces Participated in the operation.
The IDF stationed itself in several buildings according to intelligence.
The buildings were named.
The terrorists did not manage to escape.
Following the secret arrival of the troops and then the rapid arrival that closed the entire hospital.
During the arrival there was shooting from several windows and buildings.
There are a number of terrorists killed and captured.
So far, over 80 people have been arrested in the compound.
A fight is going on in the hatchet and the shell.
Inside the area of the forces of the 401st Brigade and the 932nd Battalion.
In the area of the hospital, control was achieved. At this stage, the terrorists are ordered to leave the compounds.
According to the IDF, Hamas is trying to re-turn the hospital into a headquarters and turn the buildings into a shelter from which to launch terrorist operations. The army warned in advance without specifying a date and location that there is terrorist activity in the hospitals and we will not allow the hospitals to be turned into shelters in the entire Gaza Strip. The cynical use that Hamas makes It is a phenomenon in hospitals and in the non-involved. The citizens who left the hospital were checked to see if there were any terrorists among them.
There is one IDF wounded person who is seeking medical treatment. There are medical teams there who know how to respond to the IDF forces and the local population.
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