– Military forces are carrying out a “precise and targeted action” against Hamas in parts of the Shifa hospital. The action is based on intelligence information, writes the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on X night to Wednesday. They further write that the ground operation will defeat Hamas and rescue hostages. – Israel is at war with Hamas, not with civilians in Gaza, writes the military. Among the forces are medical teams and people who speak Arabic and who have received special training, it added. According to Israel, it must ensure that no civilians “who are used by Hamas as human shields” are harmed. – We ask all Hamas terrorists present in hospitals to surrender, reads the message from the military. Holding Israel responsible The Hamas-controlled Palestinian Health Authority holds Israeli forces fully responsible for the lives of health workers, patients and displaced persons at the Shifa hospital, according to a statement carried by the Reuters news agency. The Shifa hospital is the largest in the Gaza Strip. In recent weeks, Israel has claimed that Hamas is using the hospital for military purposes, which has been rejected by the Palestinian side.
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