Detained terrorists admit Hamas using hospitals to shield themselves

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Source: ynet.com

Member of Hamas's elite Nukhba force says terror group using medical institutions, especially Gaza City's Shifa Hospital, because 'you won’t strike them'

The IDF and Shin Bet released on Saturday afternoon footage from investigations of two terrorists who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and provided further evidence of Hamas operatives using hospitals in the Gaza Strip to shield themselves from IDF strikes.

During his interrogation, Amer Abu Awash, a member of Hamas's elite Nukhba force, was asked about the connection between hospitals in Gaza and the Palestinian enclave's vast system of subterranean tunnels, to which he responded, “most of them are hidden in the hospitals. (At) Shifa for example (the hospital), there are underground levels… Shifa is not small, it is a big place that can be used to hide things."

Abu wash is then asked by the interrogator about why Hamas was using medical institutions, such as hospitals and clinics, for protection, to which he answered, “you won’t strike them.”. He explains that Hamas is taking advantage of the fact that Israel won’t strike hospitals to smuggle “explosives, weapons, food, medical equipment” for their operatives. “I told you, Shifa is a safe place, it will not be struck. To them it is safe, that’s what we know.”

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[cstanleytech]

1. I'm not surprised that HAMAS members are cowardly enough to use innocents as human shields.

[Lovie777]

3. True..............................

also, Hamas have adequate supplies and fuel to help the Palestinians and hospitals.

If Hamas cared about the people of Gaza, they could release the hostages and leave Gaza.

Although Israel will track them down for decades.

As to Israel, hopefully the current invasion will round up a lot of terrorists and closure of the tunnels. The bombings need to stop and the UN can come in.

It's going to take years for the Palestinians and Israelis trust and work together.

[R Merm]

4. "UN can come in".

Hamas has been using UN facilities the same way they have been using the hospitals. The Israelis will never trust them to deal fairly and prevent a rebuilding of their missiles and tunnels.

[ripcord]

2. Like this surprises anyone, they are terrorists after all

[quakerboy]

5. So whats the solution?

[SouthernDem4ever]

6. Get rid of Hamas

That's the solution.

[XorXor]

7. Any military action will be a temporary solution

I'm not saying Israel shouldn't take steps to deal with the immediate threat. They are in a shitty situation and are dealing with the need to balance sufficient reaction and overreaction. That being said, unless something is done by both sides to bring about a longer peace solution, then they will be back here again in the future.

Seems like an impossible feat given how there is so much resentment and how uncompromising everyone involved are. This will upset people from all sides because they claim it's both-sideism, but the fact is that there will only be peace if both sides take steps, and if they control the people who don't want peace.

[quakerboy]

8. How?

[SouthernDem4ever]

9. That's not up to me.