IDF says it has killed some 90 terrorists so far in Shifa hospital raid

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip in a picture released on March 20, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip in a picture released on March 20, 2024 (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says troops have so far killed more than 90 Hamas gunmen during its ongoing raid at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital.

The operation, which began early Monday morning, is being carried out by the Navy’s Shayetet 13 commando unit, the 401st Armored Brigade, and other forces.

“Over the past day, the troops have eliminated terrorists and located weapons in the hospital area, while preventing harm to civilians, patients, medical teams, and medical equipment,” the military says in a statement.

The IDF says that more than 300 terror suspects have been questioned at the hospital complex by field interrogators of the Military Intelligence Directorate’s Unit 504 and the Shin Bet security agency.

More than 160 of them have been taken to Israel for further interrogation, the IDF says.

Troops raided the hospital after intelligence indicated that Hamas operatives, including commanders, had returned to the complex to use it as a command center for planning attacks against Israel and troops in Gaza.

Meanwhile, the IDF says it struck a Hamas tunnel shaft in northern Gaza which was identified after a rocket was fired toward Sderot yesterday. The rocket had fallen short in Gaza.

Also in northern Gaza, the IDF says it struck a six-man Hamas cell in the Jabaliya area.

In central Gaza, the Nahal Brigade has continued to battle Hamas operatives over the past day, the IDF says.

In southern Gaza, the 98th Division is battling Hamas in the Khan Younis suburb of al-Qarara.

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