Middle East Eye correspondent shows dire condition of Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital amid four-day truce

MEE correspondent, Mohammed al-Hajjar, showcases the dire state of Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital, the largest medical facility in the besieged strip, which shelters stranded, critically-ill and wounded people, amidst the temporary four-day truce. “It is lacking medical crews and services and drinking water and electricity.” Hajjar reports that the majority of the injured are women and children with nowhere to go, who call for urgent relief. The Israeli army raided Shifa hospital after repeatedly saying that al-Shifa was a “command and control centre“ for Hamas. Journalists raised doubts on those claims after the Israeli army only presented a small amount of bags with rifles and combat gear after the raid. It has since withdrawn its troops from al-Shifa after controlling the medical facility for more than a week. This morning in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Israeli army claimed it destroyed “terrorist tunnels“ at the hospital, without providin