Contrary to reports, the IDF did not strike the Indonesian Hospital in Jabaliya over the past day and did not damage any essential equipment, the military announced on Friday.
Contrary to reports, the IDF did not strike the Indonesian Hospital in Jabaliya over the past day and did not damage any essential equipment. Following reports regarding the evacuation of the hospital, messages were sent to reiterate to officials in the health authorities that…
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Following reports regarding the evacuation of the hospital, messages were sent to reiterate to officials in the health authorities that there was no need to evacuate the hospital.
The IDF emphasizes that it is not operating to evacuate the hospital. The IDF remains in ongoing coordination with hospital officials in order to enable and facilitate the supply of humanitarian assistance to the hospital.
The military's statement came after Hamas accused Israel of attacking the hospital.
Hamas's accusations
Hamas claimed the strike destroyed "several vital facilities inside the hospital, which made it unable to provide any medical services" and set "fire to a number of schools and homes around the hospital."
"We also call on free peoples to stand up for our people and take action to continue pressuring the occupying entity to stop its crimes that have been ongoing for more than fifteen months with the support and complicity of the US administration," Hamas concluded.
The war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas breached the existing ceasefire, invaded southern Israel and murdered some 1200 people. During its campaign, which included acts of sexual violence and other war crimes, Hamas abducted over 250 people - many of whom remain captive in Gaza.
Throughout the current war, and predating it, Hamas has used civilian infrastructure, including hospitals, as bases for its terrorist activities. Earlier this week, the military arrested over 200 terror suspects at the Kamal Adwan hospital in the Gaza Strip.
Previous operations in the Indonesian Hospital have also proved Hamas's past presence in the civilian structure. In December 2023, the IDF discovered evidence that hostages had been at the hospital and only three days ago the IDF released footage revealing terrorists planted explosives meters from the hospital grounds.