Israeli Army launches operation at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
The Israeli army launched Monday an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air strikes on the devastated neighbourhood where it is located, AFP reports.
Israeli soldiers "are currently conducting a precise operation in the area of the Shifa hospital", a statement from the military said.
"The operation is based on intelligence information indicating the use of the hospital by senior Hamas terrorists".
Witnesses in Gaza City told AFP they saw tanks surround the hospital site.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war have sought shelter in the complex, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza.
The Israeli army had also carried out a November operation in Al-Shifa, sparking an international outcry.
Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of running military operations from hospitals and other medical centres, claims the militant group denies.
