Israeli troopers left Gaza`s Shifa Hospital compound after eliminating entrenched Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, Israel Defence Forces stated on Monday.
Israel returned to the Shifa, Gaza`s largest hospital, on March 18 after receiving intelligence that senior Hamas figures have been contained in the compound planning assaults. Since coming into the compound, Israel has killed over 200 terrorists and detained 900 terror suspects, of whom at the least 500 have been confirmed as members of the Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror teams.
“The troops killed terrorists in close-quarters encounters and positioned quite a few weapons and intelligence paperwork all through the hospital, whereas stopping hurt to civilians, sufferers, and medical groups,” the IDF stated.
On Sunday, the IDF launched footage of weapons discovered within the maternity ward.
Troops uncovered weapons hidden within the pillows and beds of the sufferers, and within the ceilings and partitions of the compound — together with dozens of mortar bombs, explosive units, sniper weapons, Kalashnikovs, pistols, chargers, cartridges, mortars, ammunition and communications units, the IDF stated.
The Press Service of Israel reported that in one of many hospital buildings, Hamas established a small authorities administration centre with representatives of the federal government ministries, particularly the ministries of training, inside, treasury and police. On the day that Israeli forces entered the compound, Hamas was about to pay salaries to tons of of its civil and navy officers.
Additionally on Sunday, Israel struck a Palestinian Islamic Jihad command centre positioned within the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Hospital within the central Gaza metropolis of Deir al-Balah.
In the meantime, in central Gaza, an Israeli helicopter directed by floor forces struck a booby-trapped Hamas navy compound from which terrorists noticed IDF troops and a further Hamas navy compound.
In Khan Yunis, troopers from the Commando Brigade continued operations within the Al-Amal neighbourhood. The IDF stated troopers killed terrorists in close-quarters encounters, carried out focused raids on terrorist infrastructure, apprehended a number of terrorists and seized giant numbers of weapons and explosives.
Additionally in Khan Yunis, Israeli plane struck a truck and a second automobile of terrorists driving in the direction of floor forces.
No less than 1,200 folks have been killed and 240 Israelis and foreigners have been taken hostage in Hamas`s assaults on Israeli communities close to the Gaza border on October 7. Of the remaining 134 hostages, Israel lately declared 31 of them useless.
