IDF says 20 Hamas gunmen killed in Shifa; Gallant: We turned it into a ‘death trap’ for terrorists

The IDF and Shin Bet security agency say Israeli troops have so far killed some 20 Hamas gunmen during the ongoing raid at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant saying that troops turned the hospital into a “death trap” for the terrorists.

The operation began early this morning.

Dozens of suspects have also been detained for questioning, the IDF says.

At the hospital, the IDF says troops found weapons and money provided by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to its operatives at the hospital.

Speaking to troops, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the raid is another step toward bringing down Hamas.

“The place that the Hamas terrorists thought was their hiding place and a safe place immediately became, with a rapid raid, a death trap for the terrorists in Shifa,” Gallant says.

“In this, we have taken another step to defeat Hamas, another brick, another blow. This will continue and strengthen until we eliminate the Hamas organization and everything it represents,” he says.