CNN Indonesia
Monday, 04 Dec 2023 20:49 IWST
Israel claims to have found a Hamas tunnel under Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital complex. Photo: REUTERS/RONEN ZVULUN
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Defense Forces Israel (IDF) claims to have discovered 800 holes leading to a network of underground tunnels and bunkers Hamassince ground operations Gaza started on October 27th.
Israel says about 500 of them have been destroyed, either by detonating large explosives inside them or by sealing them up.
According to the IDF, many of the tunnels are connected to Hamas “strategic assets.” They also said they had destroyed hundreds of kilometers of tunnels linked to Hamas.
“The holes are located in civilian areas and many of them are located near or inside educational institutions, kindergartens, mosques and playgrounds,” the IDF said as quoted by Reuters.
In several tunnels, Israel also claims to have found several weapons from the Hamas group.
“These findings are further evidence that Hamas uses civilians as human shields, and as a cover for its terror activities,” added the IDF>
During Israel’s aggression against Palestine for nearly two months, the Zionist State also accused the Hamas group of using several hospitals in Gaza as command centers. One of the accusations was directed at Al Shifa Hospital.
Responding to these accusations, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has strongly denied Israel’s claims regarding the existence of Hamas tunnels under the Al Shifa compound.
Gaza Ministry of Health Director Mounir El Boursh insisted the claim was “purely a lie”.
“They (Israel) have raided and investigated the hospital for eight days and they have not found anything,” El Boursh told Al Jazeera on Monday (20/11).
Meanwhile, Hamas also flatly rejected Israel’s claim.
“The Israeli army’s statement regarding the use of Al Shifa Hospital to hold Zionist prisoners is misleading and false. Israel’s statement aims to cover up its security and military failures (in Gaza),” the group was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera.
(dna)
2023-12-04 13:49:10
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