Israel offers new evidence to prove that the Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip is really controlled by Hamas. As of writing, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is facing heavy criticism from people across the globe.
This is because IDF claims that Hamas is using the Gaza Strip's largest health care facility; claiming the terrorists are using the hospital as their base.
IDF argued that this is why they decided to launch their military operation against this healthcare facility. Now, Israel provides new evidence to prove their claims.
Israel Shows New Evidence to Prove Al-Shifa Hospital is Controlled by Hamas
CBS News said that they traveled to the Gaza Strip on Thursday night, Nov. 16. They went there with Israeli troops; riding IDF's sophisticated armored personnel carriers called "Namer."
However, the media company said that the IDF was the one who decided to choose what areas they could only visit. Involved journalists said that they went through battered streets where no person could be seen.
After that, they went to the Al-Shifa Hospital. CBS News media men were met by Israel Shaldag air force unit members, who showed them a tunnel entrance and weapons.
Israel's air force unit, that led the raid on the hospital complex, said that the weapons they saw were proof that Hamas terrorists were using the hospital as their command center.
Weapons shown include rifles, ammunition, as well as grenades. However, some people argue that these weapons are not enough evidence to conclude that the Al-Shifa Hospital was indeed used by the Palestinian militant organization.
IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Richard Hecht explained that they will show more evidence. However, it would take them time to do so.
"This was not just one Hamas headquarters; this was at least three headquarters working simultaneously in the city and outside the city," he claimed.
US Also Belives Al-Shifa Hospital is Used by Hamas
CNN Politics reported that the U.S. government also believes that Hamas terrorists are using the Al-Shifa Hospital to store weapons, as well as operate a command node in Gaza.
"Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad use some hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including al-Shifa, and tunnels underneath them, to conceal and to support their military operations and to hold hostages," said National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.
He added that a command-and-control node was being operated by Hamas and PIJ (Palestinian Islamic Jihad). Kirby further stated that these two militant groups were storing weapons at the hospital to prepare for possible military operations of Israel.
