Israel releases footage purporting to show forces under fire near Al-Shifa hospital
TEL AVIV — Grainy footage purporting to show Israeli forces under fire near Gaza City’s Al Shifa Hospital has been released by the country’s military and security agency, Shin Bet.
They said it showed the detonation of an explosive device near Israeli troops from the medical complex, as well as soldiers receiving fire near the facility.
NBC News could not immediately independently verify the video.
Israeli spy chief leads delegation to Qatar for cease-fire talks
TEL AVIV — An Israeli delegation led by David Barnea, the director of the country’s Mossad spy agency, has departed for Qatar for ongoing cease-fire negotiations, an Israeli official told NBC News today.
Although there was little optimism about a breakthrough in this round of talks, the official said all sides remained under intense American pressure to try to get to a deal.
Al-Shifa raid forces vulnerable Palestinians away
Civilians flee with their belongings after the Israeli forces raided the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza City this morning.
Israeli forces launch overnight raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military launched an overnight raid on Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, which it said was being used as a Hamas command center.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a briefing early this morning that Israeli forces were conducting a “high-precision operation” in limited areas of the hospital after receiving “concrete intelligence that demanded immediate action.”
The IDF learned that senior Hamas members had “regrouped” inside the hospital and were using it to command attacks against Israel, Hagari said. He added there was no obligation for patients or medical staff to leave the hospital and a corridor would be established for those who wanted to leave.
Israeli forces had already raided the hospital — once considered Gaza’s main medical facility — in…
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