Hamas utilizing Gaza hospitals as navy positions, Israel claims because it presents new proof

Israel has launched new proof that it claims additional proves that Hamas is utilizing hospitals in Gaza as navy positions.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the highest spokesperson for the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), additionally accused the militant group of stopping remaining civilians in northern Gaza from heeding Israeli warnings to flee south.

He stated that Hamas fighters with anti-tank missiles focused Israeli troops who had been attempting to arrange a humanitarian hall on Saturday.

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“I want to be clear, the IDF adjusted our ground operations to keep the corridors from the north to the south open, but Hamas is attacking our forces,” the spokesperson informed a information briefing.

Israel is beneath rising stress over its conflict in opposition to Hamas inside Gaza – launched within the wake of a Hamas terror assault on Israeli soil on 7 October – due to the massive variety of civilian deaths. Arab leaders are demanding a ceasefire and even the United States seems to favour a humanitarian pause.

The Hamas-controlled well being authorities in Gaza have stated greater than 9,000 individuals have died up to now 4 weeks, greater than a 3rd of them youngsters.

Rear Admiral Hagari used the briefing to attempt to clarify the efforts Israel has taken to warn civilians to maneuver out of hurt’s method within the north – dropping greater than 1.5 million leaflets and calling almost 20,000 residents.

He additionally needed to focus on one other allegation by Israel – that Hamas is launching assaults on Israeli forces from hospitals.

The spokesperson stated he was revealing declassified intelligence on a big tv display behind him.

He pulled up a picture that purportedly confirmed an entrance to a community of tunnels beneath Gaza that’s utilized by Hamas within the grounds of the Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa bin Thani hospital, north of Gaza City.

Hamas fighters additionally opened fireplace on approaching Israeli floor troops – from contained in the hospital, the spokesperson claimed.

“Today we will also release evidence that the Indonesian hospital is being used by Hamas to hide an underground command and control centre,” Rear Admiral Hagari stated.

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He pointed to a satellite tv for pc picture of the hospital from 7 October – the day of the Hamas assault.

“I am going to zoom in on the area here – across the street – only 75 metres, 80 metres to the hospital,” the spokesperson stated.

“Here the IDF identified a launchpad meaning they launched rockets from here. I want to report it – they launch rockets on Israel, 75 metres from a hospital. Why? They know precisely that if Israel will airstrike a launchpad like that the hospital would be damaged.”

At least 15 individuals had been killed and 60 had been wounded in an Israeli airstrike on an ambulance convoy close to a hospital in Gaza on Thursday, the Palestinian territory’s well being ministry has stated.

The well being ministry added that the ambulances had been carrying injured individuals to be transferred to Egypt for therapy.

The IDF has stated a “number of Hamas terrorist operatives were killed in the strike”.

Footage seen by Sky News exhibits injured and lifeless individuals outdoors the Shifa hospital in northern Gaza.