Palastinans at a temporary tent camp set up for Palestinians who were evacuated from their homes, on the grounds of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023, Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** אוהלים ברחו מלחמה פלסטינאים חרבות ברזל עזה
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s military insisted Wednesday its forces in and around the largest hospital in Gaza are specifically targeting Hamas, which it claims set up a command center there. Both Hamas and Shifa Hospital staff deny the Israeli allegations.
“Israel is at war with Hamas, not with the civilians in Gaza,” said Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces. “The IDF has publicly warned time and again that Hamas’s continued military use of Shifa Hospital jeopardizes its protected status under international
