JERUSALEM, Israel – The Israel Defense Forces found an operational terror tunnel shaft on the grounds of the Shifa Hospital. Israel has been asserting that tunnels under the hospital are part of Hamas’ terror command center. They also discovered a booby-trapped vehicle containing a large amount of weapons.
“We found a vehicle filled with ammunition, RPGs, AK47s. We see handcuffs, knives, preparations for taking hostages from Israel on the attack of October 7th. As you can see, they were very well prepared, and where they are hiding all this equipment is in a hospital, a place that’s supposed to be for humanitarian aid; they have all this evil hidden here,” said one unnamed IDF soldier in a video released by the military.
The State Department says it’s because of Hamas’ strategy that it’s difficult for Israel to avoid civilian casualties. “Remember that it is Hamas that is putting all these people in harm’s way,” said State Department spokesperson Matt Miller.
In an interview with CBS News, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they have ‘concrete evidence’ that terror ‘chieftains’ (leaders) were hiding in the hospital and fled when Israeli troops entered. He also said they believe the hostages were there.
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