IDF arrests director of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital – report

Peloni: It is about damned time.  How many days have these videos been playing in the media.

In recent days, the IDF has published footage showing rooms and tunnels found under the hospital.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 23, 2023 08:56

Updated: NOVEMBER 23, 2023 12:56

Hamas condemned the arrest of the director of the hospital, saying “We see this move by Israel as nothing less than despicable, lacking any sense of humanity and morals. It is also a flagrant violation of international norms and charters, given obligations to ensure that medical personnel are never harmed, including in times of war.”

“We call on international bodies, including the International Committee of the Red Cross and the World Health Organization (WHO), with which Dr. Muhammad was in contact to evacuate the remaining patients and wounded from Al-Shifa Hospital, to exert pressure on the Israeli occupation army to secure his release, along with the medical personnel who were arrested simply for continuing to fulfill their humanitarian duty.”

Since 2014, top Israeli defense officials have repeatedly stated that top Hamas officials spent the 2014 Gaza conflict hiding in tunnels under Shifa Hospital and the complex has since been turned into a massive underground military installation.

In recent days, the IDF has published footage showing rooms and tunnels found under the hospital, as well as weapons found in the facility.

Hostages held in Shifa hospital

Surveillance camera footage retrieved from the hospital showed at least two hostages being brought by armed individuals into the hospital on October 7, including one who was being dragged by his head through the hospital.

IDF R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari also revealed recently that intelligence has shown that Israeli hostage, Noa Marciano, was killed in Shifa.

It is unclear if medical staff at the hospital directly aided Hamas terrorists in their operations in the complex.This is a developing story.