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Friday, November 10, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Friday, November 10, 2023
Report: Gaza’s Shifa hospital begins to evacuate as IDF closes in on Hamas command center below
An aerial view shows the compound of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on November 7, 2023. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
Authorities at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City have begun evacuating the medical center following orders from the IDF, which has surrounded the compound where Hamas is believed to have built a key command center underneath, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing a person familiar with the matter.
The hospital was rocked by at least one explosion on Friday, as Israeli forces approached the site. It is not yet clear who was responsible for the blast.
Between 50,000 and 60,000 people had been sheltering inside and around the grounds of the hospital, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, which says there are 2,500 patients.
Civilians have converged around the hospital, hoping to find respite from the bombing in the rest of Gaza City.
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