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Monday, March 18, 2024
IDF releases footage of commandos battling Hamas gunmen in Shifa hospital
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF releases footage showing troops of the Navy’s Shayetet 13 commando unit battling Hamas operatives inside Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital early this morning.
According to the IDF, some 20 gunmen were killed by troops in the hospital complex and another 20 were killed in the area surrounding Shifa.
More than 200 suspects have been detained so far during the raid, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says, in an evening press conference.