In the last week the Israel Defense Forces (FDI) performed an operation in the hospital Kamal Adwan, in Gaza, for eight days. The Israeli government claims the site is being used as a Hamas command and control center.
Israeli forces conducted an operation at Kamal Adwan Hospital
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It turns out that, according to allegations from employees and patients, these are war crimes committed by the military Israel happened in the hospital. Witnesses said soldiers destroyed the bodies of dead patients with bulldozers, had a military dog attack a man in a wheelchair and shot several doctors.
The head of the pediatric service of the hospital, Hossam Abu Safiya, said in an interview that the “soldiers dug the graves and dragged the bodies with excavators and then crushed them with machines.” Shocked, the doctor stated: “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
The nurse, Asmaa Auntyeshsupported the doctor, telling CNN: “The bodies out there in the yard were being plowed up before our eyes. The whole time we shouted and screamed at them, but our screams fell on deaf ears.”
Israel's claim
The IDF claims that Hamas hides terrorist infrastructure in and around civilian institutions Gaza and that it is important to achieve them. In an official statement, they commented on the operation at the hospital: “The troops arrested 80 terrorists, some of whom were involved in the cruel massacre on October 7th.”
This week they released a video showing the interview of the hospital's director and an accompanying statement saying he admitted the facility was being used for military purposes. According to doctor Abu Safiya, the prisoners were civilians and medical professionals, and the hospital only took care of the victims.