'Hamas is hiding in Gaza's biggest hospital in tunnels' claims Israel military

The Israeli military has accused Hamas of using the main hospital in Gaza as a shield for its tunnels and operational centres on Friday.
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At a press conference, Israel's chief military spokesman, Daniel Hagari showed photographs, diagrams and audio recordings he said showed how Hamas was using the hospital system and Al-Shifa Hospital in particular to hide a variety of command posts and entry points into the extensive tunnel network under Gaza.
It was not possible to verify Hagari's statements. The Israeli military has regularly accused Hamas of basing leadership and operational centres in residential areas or around schools or hospitals.
Israeli forces have massed outside Gaza and conducted raids into the enclave in preparation for an expected ground offensive in retaliation for the deadly Hamas attack on Israel that killed some 1,400 people.
Israeli jets and artillery have since pounded the enclave, destroying large areas and killing more than 7,000 people, according to Gaza health ministry figures.
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