The Israeli military claims to have found a tunnel underneath Gaza's Shifa Hospital complex, which it says is part of an elaborate Hamas command center. Videos of weapons seized and alleged hostage situations have been released. The findings could impact Israel's international support for its war against Hamas.
The Israeli military claimed it had discovered a 60-yard tunnel 33 feet underneath Gaza 's Shifa Hospital complex. Three weeks ago, the Israeli military unveiled a detailed 3D model of Gaza 's Shifa Hospital - showing a series of underground installations that it said was part of an elaborate Hamas command and control center under the territory's largest health-care center. Days after taking control of the hospital, the military has yet to unveil this purported center.
But it has released videos of weapons allegedly seized inside the hospital, a tunnel running through the complex and videos appearing to show Hamas militants dragging hostages through the hospital's hallways. Israel says there will be much more to come. What Israel finds - or fails to find - could play a large part in its efforts to rally international support for its war against Hamas, launched on Oct. 7 in response to a bloody cross-border attack by the Islamic militant group.Gaza's hospitals have played a central role in the dueling narratives surrounding the wa
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