2023-11-10 17:17:12
Rumors have abounded recently about the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, especially regarding the approach of the Israeli forces to the center of Gaza City, specifically to Al-Shifa Hospital, which the Israeli army is seeking to reach due to its repeated claims that the Hamas command center is located in that area.
The Israeli army continues its slow advance into the Gaza Strip, on the thirty-fifth day of the war, and is trying to tighten the noose around Gaza City in particular. Many press sources reported that the occupation is close to tightening its siege on Gaza City, and is trying to advance to meet its forces penetrating from the northwest of Gaza City. , with forces advancing from the southwest.
Looking at many of the videos we monitored, which were captured by journalists’ cameras located near Al-Shifa Hospital, the sounds of clashes are clearly heard from the hospital, which means that the Israeli forces are slowly approaching the city center.
According to eyewitnesses from Gaza, they confirmed that Israeli forces are present near the Gaza port, from the southwestern side, in addition to the university area, where violent clashes are taking place in that area.
However, it must be noted that the southwestern areas of Gaza City are considered the soft side of the resistance, due to the lack of buildings there, and their geographical location exposed to military aircraft that do not stop bombing the city.
As for the northwest of Gaza City, it appears that the Israeli forces are faltering in this axis, but according to eyewitnesses from the field, the arrival of Israeli tanks to Al-Nasr Hospital was confirmed, and some videos showed the presence of forces in that area.
Press coverage: Occupation tanks in the vicinity of Al-Rantisi, Al-Nasr, and Al-Ayoun hospitals after being bombed over the past hours, and appeals to international institutions to intervene to protect patients, children, and the displaced. pic.twitter.com/2JRPQ5jZQw
– Quds News Network (@qudsn) November 10, 2023
The director of Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital, Mustafa Kahlot, also stated that Israeli forces have been besieging the hospital since Thursday evening, noting that the hospital is located next to Al-Nasr Medical Center, which was indicated in the previous map.
Footage posted on social media showed dozens of civilians trapped inside the hospital, including children, women, and patients.
Press coverage: Sick children and displaced people besieged by the occupation in Al-Nasr Hospital. pic.twitter.com/5cFQqiQRoo
– Quds News Network (@qudsn) November 10, 2023
The movement of Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip explains that their main goal is to reach Al-Shifa Hospital, as Israeli leaders claim that Hamas and its military wing are working inside and below this hospital, in addition to other hospitals.
Therefore, it has been observed that in the past few hours, the Israeli army has been directly targeting the hospitals surrounding the area with missiles, and is seeking to empty the area of civilians who have taken refuge in these places to escape the indiscriminate bombing that has been targeting the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war.
For its part, Hamas, the health authorities, and the directors of Al-Shifa Hospital denied that the movement was hiding military infrastructure inside or under the hospital complex, and said that they would welcome an international inspection of the facility, but the Israeli army does not give any importance to these calls.
During the past hours, Israel bombed a site near the entrance to Al-Shifa Hospital, killing 15 people, according to the Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip.
The United Nations says that about 60,000 people are taking shelter in the hospital, after they were displaced from their homes that were targeted by aircraft during the past weeks.
Gaza City in the Strip is considered the most important major city, and it serves as the capital of the Strip. It contains the main government headquarters, in addition to the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, which is considered the largest hospital in the Strip.
Therefore, Israel views Gaza City as the stronghold of the Hamas movement, and the command center for the government in the Strip, as it contains the main security headquarters, all of which are affiliated with the Hamas movement.
This strategic importance of the city makes it the center of Israel’s ground operations. It is noted that all Israeli forces are focusing their attack on the city, and are seeking by all means to reach its center.
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