Israeli troops capture around 100 Hamas militants in north Gaza hospital, military says
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Israeli soldiers capture suspected Hamas militants in Gaza hospital raid, sparking controversy over civilian safety and damage.
Israeli soldiers captured around 100 suspected Hamas militants during a raid in Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, the military said on Monday (October 28, 2024).
Gaza health officials and Hamas have denied any militant presence at the hospital, which Israeli forces stormed on Friday (October 25, 2024) and left on Saturday (October 26, 2024).
"The soldiers apprehended approximately 100 terrorists from the compound, including terrorists who attempted to escape during the evacuation of civilians. Inside the hospital, they found weapons, terror funds, and intelligence documents," the military said.
Gaza's Health Ministry said the troops had detained dozens of male medical staffers and damaged the hospital, which had already been struggling to operate with heavy Israeli raids in the area.
"A few of the fully identified terrorists disguised themselves as medical staff so we didn't have any alternative but to check the medical staff as well," a military official told journalists in an online briefing.
Footage circulated by Gaza's Health Ministry on Saturday (October 26, 2024) showed damage to several buildings after the Israeli forces withdrew.
The military official said that troops had caused limited damage to the hospital when entering it and that soldiers also had to destroy what he described as "dual use" equipment, like oxygen tanks, which if detonated could have harmed anyone at the complex.
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