From the Liveblog of
Thursday, November 16, 2023
IDF says special forces still carrying out ‘focused’ searches of Shifa hospital
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF says the elite Shaldag unit and forces of the 36th Division continue to operate in the Shifa Hospital complex.
It says the operations in the hospital are “focused” with special forces moving from building to building and scanning each floor.
While there are still patients and staff at the hospital, the IDF says it is operating with “discretion, patience and thoroughness.”
No soldiers or hospital staff have been hurt so far, it says.
“We operate with the understanding that there is much more terror infrastructure in the area of the complex, that is well hidden,” the IDF says.
So far, after searching some of the buildings, troops have found weapons and intelligence materials, including information relating to Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
It says that troops found computers that held information and footage relating to the hostages.
