Alleged military use of al-Shifa hospital

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Al-Shifa Hospital was a government-run hospital in Gaza City, Palestine; most of the staff are employees of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. During the Gaza war, Israel and the United States stated that several complexes existed under al-Shifa Hospital, and that it was being used by Hamas as its "main operations base," a claim that Hamas and hospital administrators denied. International law prohibits the targeting of hospitals unless there is evidence it is used for a military purpose that is "harmful to the enemy", and it prohibits the use of human shields for combatants; both constitute war crimes. Following Israel's release of video showing a Hamas tunnel with two small rooms under the hospital on 22 November, multiple news agencies concluded that the evidence did not demonstrate the use by Hamas of a command center. Amnesty International said on 23 November 2023 that they have "so far not seen any credible evidence to support Israel's claim that al-Shifa is housing a military...

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