A special task force of the Israeli army, specially prepared for this mission, is participating in the operation. The main task is to find Israeli citizens captured by “Hamas” or their remains, which, according to the Israeli army, could be in this hospital.
However, the medical facility still has staff and patients, and there are no plans to stop its operation even after the completion of this mission.
We have credible intelligence that Hamas held hostages in Nasser Hospital.
“Since the Hamas massacre of October 7, the IDF has been operating to fulfill its mission of dismantling Hamas and bringing our hostages home.” pic.twitter.com/5gzcbH6Vzc
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) February 15, 2024
“The main task of our military mission is to ensure the continued operation of Nasser Hospital to continue treating Gazan patients there. We have talked a lot with the hospital staff in recent days. We have explained that there is no need for patients and staff to evacuate,” said Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari.
The Hamas group rejected the Israeli army’s claims, saying Tel Aviv was lying about holding hostages in the hospital. Israel reports that during the ongoing military mission, several terrorists who operated in the hospital have already been detained.
CONTEXT:
On the morning of October 7, 2023, terrorists of the Palestinian Islamist group “Hamas” launched a surprise attack from the Gaza Strip. More than 1,100 Israelis, mostly civilians, were killed in the massacre. Hamas militants also captured more than 240 people and took them to the Gaza Strip.
Israel declared martial law in the country and launched extensive air and artillery strikes against Hamas targets in the group’s controlled Gaza Strip. Ground forces are also involved in the fighting. For several weeks, Israel also enforced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, cutting off electricity and water supplies to the territory and limiting humanitarian aid deliveries.
Up to 1.9 million people have been internally displaced in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of October. A large number have gone to the south of the territory, many are seeking refuge in hospitals. During the conflict, at least 100 UN staff were also killed, as well as around 50 journalists.
Since the beginning of October 2023, more than 25 thousand of its inhabitants have died in the Gaza Strip due to hostilities, claims the Ministry of Health administered by “Hamas”.
Extensive Israeli airstrikes have damaged large populated areas in Gaza – about half of the buildings, including schools and medical facilities, under which the tunnels and command centers created by the “Hamas” terrorists were located.
Tel Aviv says fighting in the Gaza Strip will continue until the Hamas terrorist group is completely destroyed, and blames Hamas for hiding behind a shield of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Meanwhile, the international community has repeatedly called on Israel to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible and to introduce humanitarian pauses in the Gaza Strip.
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2024-02-15 16:20:51
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