thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredericka witfield. we begin with new questions emerging following israel s raid on gaza s largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn suggests israel s defense forces may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. it comes after the idf claimed they raided the facility in an operation against hamas last week. israel has claimed hamas operated a large-scale command center and these tunnels, like the one in this video. doctors say they were ordered to evacuate the al shifa hospital by the israel military, though the idf disputes that claim. six doctors are staying at the medical complex to treat around 120 patients too vulnerable to evacuate. meantime, the first plane carrying children from gaza with urgent medical needs to the uae today and it comes as the palestinian authority s ministry of health says only nine of gaza s 35 hospitals are still operating.
hello, again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. new today, israel defense forces are now responding, after questions about hamas weapons allegedly found inside gaza s largest hospital. video evidence analyzed by cnn had suggested that the idf may have rearranged weapons found at the al shifa hospital before international news crews visited the scene. the idf says the discrepancy is due to more weapons and assets being discovered throughout the day following a raid earlier this week at the facility, and it comes as israel defense forces are now vowing to advance anywhere hamas is found. there are growing signs that the idf may soon expand its operations into southern gaza. right now, families of hostages are gathered in tel aviv pleading with the israeli government to ensure their loved ones safe return. that s where we find cnn s jeremy diamond. what are you hearing from people gathered? reporter: well, fred, thousands of families of hos