The Israeli army announced early on Wednesday, November 15, that it was carrying out a “targeted” operation against the Palestinian Islamists Hamas at Al-Chifa Hospital, the main one in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said it had “medical teams and Arabic-speaking people on site who have been specially trained for this sensitive and complex environment, with the aim of ensuring that no harm is caused to the civilians used by Hamas as human shields.” she. Follow our live stream.
Process is running. Before the IDF press release The Hamas Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip said it had been informed by the Israeli army of its intention to carry out an operation at Al-Chifa Hospital. “We warn of a massacre at the hospital,” authorities warned, accusing Westerners of being responsible for the situation. A senior Hamas government official told AFP he saw “tanks” and “commandos” in the hospital complex.
Green light from the USA? Building on claims from its Israeli ally, the White House assured Tuesday that Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group had “a command and control center at Al-Chifa Hospital.” When asked about the ongoing Israeli operation, a spokesman for the American presidency stated that “hospitals and patients must be protected.”
A march for the hostages. The Forum of Families of Hostages and Disappeared People demanded in a statement that the Israeli government “agrees to an agreement.” [mardi] Around a hundred relatives of hostages, whose portraits were printed on black T-shirts, had begun a 63-kilometer march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem until they reached Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.