WhatsappThe IDF finally entered the Shifa hospital in search of Hamas’ command and control center situated underneath it and inside parts of it.
While the fight over the hospital is still ongoing, the MRI wing has been cleared of terrorists and not surprising weapons and ammunitions were found inside what is supposed to be a civilian hospital.
“In the hospital, we found weapons, intelligence materials, and military technology and equipment,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters.
“We also found an operational headquarters with comms equipment… belonging to Hamas” and “Hamas uniforms,” he said.
“These findings unequivocally prove that the hospital was used for terror, in complete violation of international law,” Hagari said.
The IDF released a video showing the inside of the Shifa hospital that showed three duffel bags it said it found hidden around an MRI lab. Each bag contained an assault rifle, grenades and Hamas uniforms. There was also a closet that contained a number of assault rifles without ammunition clips. A laptop was also discovered and taken for study.
“These weapons have absolutely no business being inside a hospital,” Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said in the video, adding that he believed the material was “just the tip of the iceberg.” The military said the search was continuing, but it did not immediately show evidence of tunnels or an extensive military center.
Dave Harden, a former USAID mission director in the West Bank and Gaza, tweeted Wednesday that it was well known in the Strip that Hamas terrorists used Shifa Hospital as a commander center and would use ambulances for travel.
“When I was in seat, it was broadly suspected/understood as far back as 2014 that Hamas used Shifa Hospital complex as a command center and base for operations,” Harden wrote, noting it was based on assessments from both Palestinian and Israel officials.
He added that Hamas “used ambulances to move its people,” something he learned in conversations with the then-head of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
