Israel says hospitals in Gaza, where war has been raging for over five months, are used by Hamas militants as bases. Hamas and medical staff deny the accusations.
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Israeli forces began operating around Al-Amal, the military said, following “precise intelligence … which indicated that terrorists are using civilian infrastructure for terror activities in the area of Al-Amal.” The Hamas-run government media office said Israeli forces had killed five Palestinian doctors during their seven-day-old swoop on Al Shifa.
Hagari said Hamas gunmen were firing at soldiers from inside the emergency and maternity wards of the hospital, and also firing mortars at troops in the hospital, causing damage.“How can they claim this while their soldiers roam and frolic inside the complex with ease, conducting interrogations with displaced persons, patients, and the wounded,” said media office director Ismail Al-Thawabta.Reuters has been unable to access Gaza’s contested hospital areas and verify accounts by either side.
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