From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 18, 2024
Gaza videos show Shifa building ablaze, people fleeing hospital
Palestinian reports claim to show a building in the al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza City on fire from Israeli shelling, and troops operating in buildings on the edge of the complex.
⚠️IDF announced overnight that troops are operating inside the Shifa Hamas HQ in #Gaza city after intelligence was revived that senior Hamas terrorists are inside the compound #Israel pic.twitter.com/eR6Y13xJv5
— parallel_universe (@ignis_fatum) March 18, 2024
Another video purports to show Gazans fleeing the complex in the predawn darkness.
????BREAKING | AL SHIFA.
The occupation army forces the displaced people in Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City to leave under showers of bullets and violent bombardment. pic.twitter.com/G1bM1eAHei
— Suppressed Voice. (@SuppressedNws) March 18, 2024
A statement from Hamas carried by Palestinian media outlets condemns the Israeli incursion, accusing Israel of disregarding the well-being of patients, staff and displaced Gazans sheltering there. It calls on the UN and other bodies to protect the facility.
