The IDF stormed the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis Thursday following "credible information" that Hamas held hostages there and that the remains of hostages might still be inside.
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Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesperson, said forces were conducting a "precise and limited" operation there and would not forcibly evacuate medics or patients. Israel accuses Hamas of using hospitals and other civilian structures to shield its fighters.
Video: IDF operating inside Khan Younis following 'credible intel' Hamas held hostages there / Credit: x/@IDF
A released hostage told The Associated Press last month that she and over two dozen other captives had been held in Nasser Hospital. International law prohibits the targeting of medical facilities, but they can lose those protections if they are used for military purposes.
Negotiations over a ceasefire in Gaza meanwhile appear to have stalled, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the offensive until Hamas is destroyed and scores of hostages taken during the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war are returned.
The war began when Hamas terrorists burst through Israel's defenses on Oct. 7 and rampaged through several communities, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 250 hostage. More than 100 of the captives were freed during a ceasefire last year.
Around 130 captives remain in Gaza, a fourth of whom are believed to be dead.
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