IDF denies Jordanian field hospital in Gaza was badly damaged, says troops didn’t target it

The IDF denies claims by Jordan that the country’s field hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis was damaged today by Israeli shelling, attaching aerial imagery showing all the tents are intact.

Earlier today, the Jordanian military claimed its military field hospital was badly damaged as a result of Israeli shelling in the vicinity.

In response to a query on the matter, the IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit tells The Times of Israel that the military “did not attack the Jordanian hospital in Khan Younis,” but that troops were engaged in a gun battle with Hamas operatives in a nearby area.

“There are claims that a medical staff member of the hospital was injured as a result of the shooting. As of now, it is not possible to verify that the injury is the result of IDF troops firing,” the IDF says.

The IDF says that before troops entered the area, they were briefed on the hospital and were told that it is “a sensitive place and it is very important for the IDF not to endanger it and its people.”

“Therefore, fire was not intentionally directed at” the hospital, the IDF says.

The IDF also says “coordination was carried out between the relevant parties,” ahead of the army’s operations near the hospital today, in which it instructed the hospital staff to seek shelter.

“The hospital is not damaged and continues to function and provide medical care to those who need it,” the IDF says, including an aerial photo from earlier today, following the alleged incident.