IDF soldiers supported by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) attacked a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operational headquarters located in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, according to an IDF statement on Sunday.
Israeli Air Force drones attacked the operational headquarters operating out of the hospital’s courtyard earlier on Sunday.
The attack was precise and left the hospital undamaged and operational, “Regular functioning was not affected,” the IDF said.
IDF chief of staff at Shifa Hospital: ‘We achieved a major goal’
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi arrived at Shifa Hospital on Friday, where he held an assessment of ongoing operations with the commander of the IDF’s Southern Command, Colonel Yaron Finkleman, the commander of the 162nd Division Lieutenant Colonel Itzik Cohen, and commander of Shayetet 13, lieutenant colonel “A,” along with other senior IDF commanders.
Halevi stated, “After two weeks, we carried out a successful operation. To carry out something of this scale during a war is very complex.
“We are doing everything possible to prevent harm to patients and medical teams. The fact that this operation saw no harm to a single medical staff member or patient, but we were able to kill and capture many, many terrorists is a very significant achievement.”
Operation is not over
“This operation is not over, but we achieved a major goal, and we will continue to operate thoroughly until we are successful,” he added.
On Saturday, the IDF killed senior Hamas leaders Ra’ad Thabad and Mahmoud Khalil Ziqzouq, deputy head of the rocket unit in Gaza City, among several terrorists.
Since the beginning of the operation at Shifa Hospital, hundreds of terrorists have been killed or apprehended. Over 800 suspects were found, with over 500 confirmed to be Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad members.
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