The Israeli military has released video footage claiming that medical supplies are being taken to the stormed Al-Shifa hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Is that correct?
krone.at was able to geolocate the images and clearly identify the clinic’s ‘special surgery’ building. Ground forces said they had brought incubators, baby food and medical supplies to the hospital. The photos also show stretchers.
The Israeli army released a video:
The images suggest that fighting is still going on. Gunshots can be clearly heard in the background. The Hamas terror group has so far denied that it operates a command center in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip.
The troops dropped their loads near the operations building. What is inside the boxes cannot be independently verified. However, the aid deliveries appear authentic. krone.at was able to geolocate the delivery point.
An attending physician told Al-Jazeera that the medical staff had withdrawn. In particular, windows and the construction bridge between the surgical facilities seen in the video would be avoided to prevent an attack by snipers.
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The Reuters news agency was also able to reach a doctor by telephone. He explained: “All kinds of weapons were used throughout the hospital. They aimed straight at the hospital. We try to avoid windows.”
The Israeli advance on the hospital complex is extremely controversial. The White House distanced itself from the military action. “We do not support airstrikes on any hospital and we do not want to see gun battles in any hospital,” a representative of the US National Security Council said on Tuesday evening. Hospitals and patients “must be protected.”
When announcing the military action, Israel emphasized that it wanted to protect civilians in the hospital. The advancing troops also included doctors and Arabic speakers. They are specially trained to ensure that no harm occurs to civilians used as human shields. Hamas had been publicly warned several times that continued use of the hospital would undermine its protected status under international law.
Warning ignored
On Tuesday, the responsible authorities in Gaza were again told that all military activities within the hospital must end within twelve hours. “Unfortunately that didn’t happen.”
Source: Krone
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