IDF confirms it wrapped up ‘precise and limited operation’ at south Gaza’s Nasser Hospital last week
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The IDF confirms it wrapped up a “precise and limited operation” at southern Gaza’s Nasser Hospital last week, where some 200 terror suspects were nabbed.
Amid the operation at the medical center in Khan Younis, the IDF found sealed boxes of medication with the names of Israeli hostages on them, as well as several weapons belonging to Hamas operatives.
Of the 200 suspects who were detained, many were members of terror groups, had been involved in the October 7 onslaught, and had links to the hostages held by Hamas, according to the IDF.
Israeli hostages were previously held at the site, according to testimonies from released captives and interrogated terror suspects.
The IDF says the operation, carried out by the 98th Division, Shayetet 13 naval commando unit, and COGAT’s Coordination and Liaison Administration for Gaza, was “conducted to ensure minimal disruption to the hospital’s ongoing activities and without harming patients and medical staff.”
Troops delivered a replacement generator after the hospital’s generator stopped functioning during the operation, though the IDF says “all the vital systems of the hospital continued to operate on an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) throughout the operational activity.”
The IDF also says it “coordinated the entry of professional officials to examine the electricity problem in the hospital” and enabled a fuel tank to be delivered to the premises to keep the generator running.
Food, water, medical supplies, and infant formula were also delivered to Nasser Hospital with IDF coordination, it says.
Several critically ill patients were transferred out of the hospital to other medical centers, “at the request of the hospital staff and in cooperation with the international community,” the IDF says.
“The IDF will continue to operate in accordance with international law against the Hamas terrorist organization, which systematically operates from hospitals and civilian infrastructure,” the military adds.