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White House says US stands by intelligence showing Hamas uses Shifa Hospital

By Jacob Magid 16 November 2023, 5:46 pm 2 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

In this image taken from a video released by the Israeli Defense Forces, Nov. 15, 2023, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesman, holds up a bulletproof vest with a Hamas insignia that was found along with weapons the IDF says were in a medical closet at the MRI center at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)
In this image taken from a video released by the Israeli Defense Forces, Nov. 15, 2023, Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesman, holds up a bulletproof vest with a Hamas insignia that was found along with weapons the IDF says were in a medical closet at the MRI center at al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. (Israel Defense Forces via AP)

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the US is “still convinced of the soundness of [its] intelligence” that found that Shifa hospital has been used by Hamas and other terror groups as a command and control center.

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