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Israel Releases Footage of Tunnel at Gaza’s Largest Hospital

Extended search for evidence of Hamas at Al-Shifa complex poses diplomatic challenges

The Al-Shifa Hospital complex has become a focal point for Israel’s ground operations in Gaza. Photo: ahmed el mokhallalati/Reuters

By Sune Engel Rasmussen

and Dov Lieber

Updated Nov. 16, 2023 5:37 pm ET

The Israeli military released footage of a tunnel opening from within the largest hospital in Gaza on Thursday, the first evidence to support its claims that Hamas’s vast tunnel network runs underneath the medical facility.

With pressure mounting on Israel to show proof to justify sending troops into the Al-Shifa Hospital, Israel said it was still in the process of combing through the complex. Hamas has denied the claims that it has used the medical facility as a command center and has requested that the hospital be reviewed by international organizations.

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