IDF Report: Gaza Children’s Hospital Houses Hamas Command Center.
OAN’s Brooke Mallory
2:51 PM – Monday, November 13, 2023
The 401st Armored Brigade and the Navy’s elite Shayetet 13 commander unit attacked Gaza City’s Rantisi Hospital and found Hamas members residing there, according to IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.
Hagari claimed that he had just returned from visiting the hospital in order to film there and that the IDF had proof of captives being held in discreet areas.
“Underneath the hospital, in the basement, we found a Hamas command and control center, suicide-bomb vests, grenades, AK-47 assault rifles, explosive devices, RPGs, and other weapons, computers, money, etc,” Hagari says, in an English-translated press conference.
“We also found signs that indicate that Hamas held hostages here,” he continued, adding: “this is currently under our investigation,” and that the IDF has intelligence proof.
“Additionally, we found evidence that Hamas terrorists came back from the massacre [in southern Israel] on October 7 to this hospital, among others, after butchering Israelis in their homes… Hamas hides in hospitals. Today, we will expose this to the world.”
Video- English translation: “Exclusive documentation from the raid of the 13th Fleet and the 401st Brigade’s combat team on the ‘Rantissi’ hospital.”
According to Hagari, for the last week, the IDF has been trying to make it possible for patients to safely evacuate from Rantisi and other hospitals in northern Gaza.
“Israel helped the hospital managers evacuate the Gaza patients to a safer hospital,” he says, including that the IDF has been told that “the last 18 patients in the Rantisi Hospital had safely evacuated to a safer hospital.”
“This is because our war is against Hamas, not against the people in Gaza. Especially not the sick, the women, or the children,” he continues.
“Our war is against Hamas who uses them as human shields,” Hagari asserted.
Hagari demonstrates a Hamas arsenal complete with explosives, RPGs, and grenades in the Rantisi basement. He draws attention to the risks that bombs under hospitals pose to people.
He displayed a motorcycle in the basement that he thinks the October 7th terrorists rode—possibly while holding a prisoner. Hagari also points out what he claims are other clues suggesting captives were kept here, such as a makeshift restroom and other hostage-holding facilities close by.
According to the official, Israeli forensic teams are now en route to the hospital to further examine the evidence.
“We are trying to shift the Gazans to a safe area in the south and reveal those hospitals as terror machines,” Hagari said. “The world should know it. And the world should not forget those crimes against humanity done to Israel.
“We will free our hostages from Gaza, and free Gaza from Hamas for the sake of the people of Israel, for the people of Gaza as well, and the world.”
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How has the use of civilian infrastructure by Hamas as military bases impacted the safety of civilians in conflict zones?
And destroy the infrastructure used by Hamas. We will not stop until we achieve peace and security for our people.”
The IDF’s raid on Rantisi Hospital is part of a wider military operation launched by Israel against Hamas in response to ongoing rocket attacks from Gaza into Israeli territory. Israel has accused Hamas of using civilian infrastructure, such as hospitals and schools, as military bases and hiding spots for weapons. The Israeli government maintains that it is conducting targeted strikes against legitimate military targets and is taking all necessary precautions to minimize civilian casualties.
These allegations and counter-allegations have sparked a fierce debate in international forums and raised concerns about the protection of civilians in conflict zones. Commentators argue that both sides have a responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of civilians, and that the use of civilian infrastructure for military purposes is a violation of international humanitarian law.
Human rights organizations have called for an immediate ceasefire and an independent investigation into alleged war crimes committed by both sides. The international community has also expressed concern about the escalating violence and urged all parties to exercise restraint and seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict.
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