.THE rules of war give unique defense to healthcare facilities. They lose that defense if they are made use of for “damaging” acts. Israel has long declared that al-Shifa health center, the most extensive in the Gaza Strip, functions as a key demand centre for Hamas, the team which killed or even took hostage around 1,400 folks in Israel on Oct 7th.
In the early hours of November 15th, after a stressful six-day stand-off, participants of Shaldag, a best Israeli air-force task force system, entered into one part of the hospital.