Gaza hospital official claims Israeli airstrike damages building of al-Shifa hospital

A wounded Palestinian arrives by ambulance at Al-Shifa hopsital in Gaza City following Israeli strikes on October 29, 2023. (Dawood NEMER / AFP)
A wounded Palestinian arrives by ambulance at Al-Shifa hopsital in Gaza City following Israeli strikes on October 29, 2023. (Dawood NEMER / AFP)

Mohamed Zaqout, the general manager of hospitals in Gaza, claims that the roof of a building at al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest, was damaged by an Israeli strike, resulting in deaths and injuries.

Speaking on Al-Jazeera, Zaqout says the strike killed displaced people who were sheltering on the top floor. Solar panels on the roof were destroyed in the attack, he says.

Yesterday the IDF released new intel showing Hamas using hospitals to carry out its operations.

Today a senior Hamas official denies such charges to reporters in Beirut. Osama Hamdan claims that a hole shown in a photo presented by the IDF spokesman is used for storing fuel.

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