The Israeli military said on Thursday that it killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen over the past day in fighting around the Gaza Strip's Shifa hospital.
Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, November 8, 2023. Reuters/Doaa Rouqa/File Photo
The Israeli military said on Thursday that it killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen over the past day in fighting around the Gaza Strip's Shifa hospital.
The military said it was continuing with its "precise operational activity in the Shifa hospital."
"Over the past day, more than 50 terrorists were eliminated during exchanges of fire, and terrorist infrastructure and weapons storage facilities were located. Since the start of the operation, over 140 terrorists have been eliminated in the area of the hospital," it said.
Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch
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