Israel claims it discovered Hamas tunnel beneath key Gaza hospital, shares video

The Israeli navy has claimed it has discovered a Hamas tunnel beneath a key hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. The tunnel positioned beneath the European Hospital served as a command and management centre for senior Hamas leaders and to launch assaults on Israeli forces, in accordance with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Sharing a video of the Hamas tunnel on its X deal with, the IDF stated the route contained quite a few findings equivalent to command and management rooms, weapons and extra intelligence supplies.

“Hamas continues to take advantage of hospitals in Gaza for terrorist functions, cynically exploiting and endangering civilians,” the IDF added.

Within the latest previous, the Israeli navy has posted visuals of tunnel networks, generally generally known as the Gaza Metro, beneath or in hospitals throughout Gaza and claimed they have been used to coordinate assaults on Israeli forces.

Notably, in 2023, the IDF claimed it had discovered part of an enormous tunnel community beneath Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical well being facility that has been practically destroyed within the struggle.

The IDF asserted that Hamas used Al-Shifa Hospital as a command centre and stocked weapons, however the hospital authorities and the Palestinian terror group rejected Israel’s declare.

The struggle started on October 7, 2023, when Israel launched a brutal marketing campaign in opposition to Hamas in Gaza after fighters from the group attacked the Jewish nation and killed round 1,200 individuals and kidnapped 251 hostages. Greater than half the hostages have been launched in ceasefires and different offers.

Based on Gaza well being authorities, over 54,000 individuals have been killed within the 19-month-old struggle to date.