Israeli tanks reached Gaza’s main hospital, IDF claims – Hamas’ command center is beneath the complex
Israeli tanks reached outside the gate of Al Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza City on Monday and fighting continues with Hamas terrorists. Due to this the humanitarian crisis is also deepening. Hundreds of patients, including dozens of children, are stranded inside the hospital without electricity and water.
Thousands of people are running away from Al Shifa Hospital
The Israeli army says it is ready to provide a safe corridor for people to cross from north to south Gaza, while Palestinian health officials say there is heavy gunfire around the hospital. Health officials said on Monday that thousands of people appeared to have fled Al Shifa hospital, but hundreds were still trapped. So far, three children and four other patients have died and others are in danger of death.
Al Shifa hospital runs out of water
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on internet media that Al Shifa hospital had been without water for three days and had now stopped functioning as a hospital. He said that WHO’s contact with the hospital has been cut off.
Terrorists are using hospitals as human shields: Israel
At the same time, Israel claimed that the hospital is an important example of terrorists using the hospital as a human shield. Claimed, without providing any evidence, that the terrorists had a command center and other military infrastructure inside and below the hospital complex. However, Hamas and the hospital staff deny these allegations.
The conflict reached its sixth week
Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s retaliatory action has now reached its sixth week. The war has increased the crisis for Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians. The Israeli army has surrounded Gaza and has announced the destruction of Hamas’ network in Gaza City, its stronghold. Nearly two-thirds of Gaza’s citizens have been forced to flee their homes due to lack of safe shelter.
At the same time, two Hamas officials have denied suspending talks with Israel regarding the release of hostages and prisoners. A Hamas source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua news agency that he had not heard about this matter.
EU condemns Hamas for using civilians as human shields
The 27 EU countries have jointly condemned Hamas for using hospitals and civilians as ‘human shields’ in its war against Israel. EU Foreign Affairs Chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that we have asked Israel to exercise maximum restraint. Along with this, there has been a call to immediately create a humanitarian corridor for the safe evacuation of civilians from Gaza.
Seven Israeli soldiers injured in Hezbollah attack
Clashes between Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah and the Israeli army are intensifying on the Lebanon-Israel border, increasing the risk of war expansion. Seven Israeli soldiers and 10 others were wounded in attacks by Lebanon’s Hezbollah group on Sunday night, the Israeli military and rescue services said. The attack was the most serious incident involving civilians on the Lebanon-Israel border since an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on November 5 killed a woman and three children.
