Israel says Hamas has stored weapons and ammunition and is holding hostages in a network of tunnels under hospitals like Al Shifa, using patients and the thousands of displaced people taking shelter there as human shields. Hamas denies it.
Israel-Hamas war: The Israeli Security Forces claim to have found a tunnel connecting a hospital in Gaza to Hamas operations, including the holding of hostages. The Israeli forces surrounded the hospital on Monday, putting the lives of critically injured and severely ill patients at risk.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog denies targeting Gaza hospitals, despite reports of closures due to lack of electricity. Battles around hospitals have forced thousands of Palestinians to flee, leaving critically wounded patients and caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity.
Israeli forces reached the gates of Gaza City s main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborn babies were dying for lack of fuel.