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Friday, March 21, 2025
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Friday, March 21, 2025
IDF confirms it blew up Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, says it wasn’t in use
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms it blew up the former Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in the central Gaza Strip earlier today, saying that it was being used by Hamas operatives.
In response to a query, the IDF says it carried out an airstrike on a group of Hamas operatives who were residing at the hospital, which the terror group turned into “terror infrastructure.”
“We emphasize that the targeted building has not been used as an active hospital for over a year,” the IDF adds.
Footage circulating online appears to show a controlled demolition of the hospital, rather than an airstrike.
