- Title: TIMELINE: Israeli troops enter Gaza's Al Shifa hospital in culmination of siege
- Date: 15th November 2023
- Summary: Displaced Palestinians collected much-needed rainwater from the roofs of their tents in a displacement camp in southern Gaza on Wednesday (November 15), as many navigate the puddles in nothing more than sandals. For 78-year-old camp resident Saad Ziadah, the rains provided water to the resourced-deprived Palestinian enclave, but also added elemental danger to their situati
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- Keywords: AL-SHIFA BABIES GAZA HAMAS IDF INCUBATORS ISRAEL MILITARY PALESTINE PALESTINIANS SHIFA
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- Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA005831515112023RP1
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Israeli troops entered Gaza's biggest hospital on Wednesday (November 15) and were searching its rooms and basement, witnesses said, culminating a days-long siege that caused global alarm over the fate of thousands of civilians trapped inside.
Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City has become the main target of the ground operation by Israeli forces, who say Hamas fighters located the "beating heart" of their operations in a headquarters in tunnels beneath it, which Hamas denies.
Israel said its troops uncovered unspecified weapons and "terror infrastructure" inside the hospital compound after killing fighters in a clash outside.
Once inside, they said there had been no fighting and no friction with civilians, patients or staff.
Witnesses who spoke to Reuters from inside the compound on Wednesday described a situation that appeared calm, if tense, as the Israeli troops moved between buildings carrying out searches.
Sporadic shooting was heard but there were no immediate reports of anyone hurt inside the grounds.
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