Israel says it discovered body of hostage, entrance to Hamas tunnel at hospital complex

이스라엘 국방 “지상전 다음 단계 시작“ 이스라엘군은 알시파 병원 인근서 인질 시신 수습 Israeli forces say they found an entrance to a Hamas tunnel at the Al-Shifa hospital and a body of a hostage near the site. This --backing their claims that Hamas is using the hospital as cover. This comes as they advance into the ‘next phase’ of the ground invasion. Our Lee Soo-jin tells us more. The Israel Defence Forces has said that it has found the body of an Israeli hostage and a tunnel shaft at the Al-Shifa hospital complex in Gaza city. According to the IDF on Thursday local time, the Israeli military discovered the body of Yehudit Weiss in a structure near Al-Shifa hospital. “The body of Yehudit, may her soul rest in peace, was recovered by our forces, the 7th brigade, which was scanning the area near by the Al-Shifa hospital, recovered her body in one of the homes during the scanning, near her body we found bodies of terrorists who were holding Yehudit.“ The 65-year-old woman was kidnapped by Hamas militants during their raid on southern Israel on October 7, when at least 1-thousand-200 people were killed and more than 2-hundred were abducted. Her husband was also killed in the Hamas attack. The IDF also said that it had uncovered an entrance to a Hamas tunnel at the hospital, revealing videos and photographs of the tunnel shaft and weapons. It also said that a Hamas pickup truck similar to those used in the October 7 attacks was discovered carrying weapons near the tunnel entrance. This comes after Israeli troops raided the hospital on Wednesday morning, searching the buildings and interrogating some people there. They say that Hamas has a military command center underneath the hospital. Israel’s Defense Minister also supported this claim, saying the IDF’s recent findings signal that there is significant underground infrastructure in the area. “I arrived today at the headquarters of the division whose special forces also operate inside Al-Shifa Hospital. There are significant findings there, the operation continues, and it is done in a precise, selective but very, very determined manner.’ He did not specify what the “significant findings“ were. The Defense Minister added that the IDF has taken control of the western part of Gaza City and that the army has now moved on to the “next phase” of its ground operation. Lee Soo-jin, Arirang News. #Israel_Hamas_conflict #Israel_Palestine_war #Al_Shifa_hospital #Gaza_Strip #Palestinian_militant #Israeli_Defense_Forces #Middle_East #military_operations #이스라엘_팔레스타인_전쟁 #하마스 #알시파병원 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-17, 09:00 (KST)