Israeli Troops Raid Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital

Israeli Troops Raid Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital
Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, on Nov. 8, 2023. Doaa Rouqa/Reuters
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JERUSALEM/CAIRO—Israeli troops raided the compound of Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital early on March 18 in an operation that Palestinian health authorities said caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings.

The Israeli military said soldiers had conducted a “precise operation” based on intelligence that the hospital was being used by senior Hamas leaders, and were fired upon when they entered the compound.