The Hamas-run Gaza well being ministry stated Israeli Defense Force (IDF) troops have withdrawn from Shifa Hospital in Gaza, two weeks after the troops launched a second raid on the medical heart.
IDF confirmed these studies Monday morning to Fox Information.
“IDF and ISA troops have completed precise operational activity in the area of the Shifa Hospital and exited the area of the hospital,” IDF stated. “The troops killed terrorists in close-quarters encounters, located numerous weapons and intelligence documents throughout the hospital, while preventing harm to civilians, patients, and medical teams.”
Eyewitnesses informed The Instances of Israel that troops withdrew beneath the quilt of airstrikes and artillery hearth.
“Over the past day, IAF aircraft killed terrorists who posed an immediate threat to IDF troops, including a sniper who posed a threat to the troops who was struck and killed by an IDF helicopter,” the IDF informed Fox Information.
“In Khan Yunis, IDF Commando troops are operating in the area of Al-Amal. The troops killed terrorists in close-quarters encounters, conducted targeted raids on terrorist infrastructure in the area, and apprehended a number of terrorists. During searches, the troops located many weapons, including explosive devices.”
The IDF’s navy operation was launched on March 18 in what it described as a “precise” raid to focus on terror leaders and infrastructure.
The navy has stated greater than 500 members of terror teams have been captured and roughly 200 have been killed, together with a number of prime commanders, all through the operation on the medical heart. Greater than 900 suspects have been detained for questioning and greater than 6,000 civilians have been evacuated from the compound amid the operation, Israeli military radio GLZ Rado reported.
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Smoke rises throughout an Israeli strike within the neighborhood of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza Metropolis on March 28, 2024, amid the continuing battle between Israel and Hamas. (AFP / Getty Photos)
Round 350 sufferers and medical staff at Shifa Hospital have been evacuated by the IDF to a “designated compound” in one other a part of the complicated the place they have been supplied humanitarian assist and provides, in keeping with The Instances of Israel.
A spokesperson for the Hamas-run Gaza Civil Protection tweeted that about 300 folks have been killed on the medical heart by the IDF, together with some whereas handcuffed.
Shifa had been one of many few medical amenities that was even partially operational in northern Gaza earlier than the most recent combating.
Ambulances carrying victims of Israeli strikes crowd the doorway to the emergency ward of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza Metropolis on October 15, 2023. (Photograph by Dawood NEMER / AFP through Getty Photos)
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The hospital had additionally been housing civilians displaced from their properties amid the ongoing war between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists.
Worldwide regulation states {that a} medical facility is a protected website in battle, however loses that standing whether it is used for navy exercise.
Israeli officers have stated Hamas makes use of these amenities as cowl for terror operations and that the group takes humanitarian provides for its fighters, which deprives civilians of assist.
Fox Information’ Yael Kuriel contributed to this story.
