Israel and Hamas have been at war for over a month now. Meanwhile, the Israeli army has intensified an ongoing operation at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza. Recently, a spokesperson for the IDF i.e. Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that they had received a cache of weapons from Al Shifa Hospital.
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More than half of Gaza’s hospitals are no longer functional due to the ongoing war. Israel has launched a special operation over Al-Shifa Hospital. It claims that Hamas was using the hospital as its base.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleged that the hostages may also be being held at Al-Shifa Hospital. “We had strong indications that he was being held at Shifa Hospital, which is one of the reasons we entered the hospital,” he told “CBS Evening News.”
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Israel said its forces were searching al-Shifa “one building at a time” and claimed they found the body of a female hostage in a nearby building.
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Despite ongoing negotiations for the release of some in exchange for a ceasefire, little news is emerging regarding the hostages.
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Qatar, where Hamas has political offices, and Egypt are mediating the talks. Egypt’s foreign minister said on Thursday that the situation is very fragile.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu said Israel is making all possible efforts to protect civilians from harm during the fight against Hamas in Gaza.
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Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas in response to the group’s Oct. 7 attack, which killed 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took nearly 240 hostage, according to Israeli officials.
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Israel and Hamas have been at war for over a month now. Meanwhile, the United Nations has repeatedly asked Israel to abide by the laws of war.
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More than 11 thousand people have died in Israel’s attack on Gaza. Among the dead are mainly women and children.
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The United Nations warned that cutting off communications in Gaza would add to the hardships of civilians. Efforts to distribute aid will be complicated and supplies will be looted.