JERUSALEM, Israel – Smoke was rising over the Gaza Strip Wednesday, as fighting continued in the central part of Gaza, and the Israeli Defense Forces announced they were inside the Shifa Hospital.
“Based on intelligence information and an operational necessity, IDF forces are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital,” said IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
Yonah Bob, military correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, told CBN News, “It’s an incredibly complicated situation. We know that the IDF was in around 2:00 this morning Israel time. We know that they’re still there. The early impression that I and some others were given was that this was not necessarily going to be the final operation in Al Shifa, but sort of an initial operation – but all that is developing also, since they’re still there.”
The IDF says its battle is with Hamas, not the Palestinian people, and it’s trying to avoid civilian casualties. They released footage of the military delivering medical supplies and equipment to the front of the Shiva Hospital Wednesday,.
In a statement, the military said, “The IDF forces include medical teams and Arabic speakers who have undergone specified training to prepare for this complex and sensitive environment with
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