The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry reported that Israeli Defense Force troops are withdrawing from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry said Israeli Defense Force (IDF) troops have withdrawn from Shifa Hospital in Gaza, two weeks after the troops launched a second raid on the medical center.
IDF confirmed those reports Monday morning to Fox News.
« IDF and ISA troops have completed precise operational activity in the area of the Shifa Hospital and exited the area of the hospital, » IDF said. « The troops killed terrorists in close-quarters encounters, located numerous weapons and intelligence documents throughout the hospital, while preventing harm to civilians, patients, and medical teams. »
Eyewitnesses told The Times of Israel that troops withdrew under the cover of airstrikes and artillery fire.
« Over the past day, IAF aircraft killed terrorists who posed an immediate threat to IDF troops, including a sniper who posed a threat to the troops who was struck and killed by an IDF helicopter, » the IDF told Fox News.
