.THE rules of war offer exclusive defense to healthcare facilities. They drop that security if they are used for “hazardous” acts. Israel has long stated that al-Shifa hospital, the most extensive in the Gaza Strip, functions as an essential demand facility for Hamas, the group which eliminated or took hostage around 1,400 individuals in Israel on Oct 7th.
In the early hrs of Nov 15th, after a tense six-day stand-off, members of Shaldag, an elite Israeli air-force task force device, got into one segment of the medical center.