Shifa Hospital is considered the nerve center of the tunnel and command network in the northern Strip, a place where it is doubtful whether Hamas leadership thought Israel would ever dare to enter.
Staff Sgt. Aner Elyakim Shapiro tossed back seven grenades thrown into a packed bomb shelter by Hamas terrorists before the eighth fatally wounded him.
"Based on intelligence information and an operational necessity, IDF forces are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital," Spokesperson Daniel Hagari announces.
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The largest pro-Israel rally held so far in the US since the outbreak of the war saw many Israeli performers, high-profile US politicians attend. President Herzog spoke from the Western Wall, saying: "Jews in America must be safe. Jews all over the world must be safe."
