The Israeli army withdraws from the vicinity of the Shifa medical complex in Gaza leaving huge destruction behind
The Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Monday that the Israeli army withdrew from the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, confirming that dozens of bodies had been recovered and that it had been exposed to very large destruction, after a two-week military operation in this facility, and the surrounding neighborhoods.
This was the second time that the Israeli army carried out an operation in this hospital since the outbreak of the war in Gaza against Hamas on October 7, 2023.
The Hamas Ministry of Health reported early Monday that “the Israeli occupation withdrew from the Shifa Medical Complex after burning its buildings and putting it completely out of service, and the extent of the destruction inside the complex and surrounding buildings is very large”.
The statement confirmed, “Dozens of martyrs’ bodies, some of them decomposed, were recovered from inside and around the Shifa Medical Complex,” noting that “some of the bodies were crushed as a result of being run over by tanks and military bulldozers”.
The Hamas Ministry of Health reported that all buildings in Shifa Hospital were exposed to fire or sustained damage, including the morgue and the hospital’s courtyards and corridors.
The Hamas government information office indicated that the army launched air strikes and shelling “to cover the retreat of its tanks and vehicles from the Shifa Medical Complex”.
The World Health Organization announced on Sunday that the hospital still includes 107 patients and 50 health workers.
