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Reports claim the encirclement of Shifa' hospital has been completed, exchange of fire on the outskirts of the hospital

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#BREAKING IDF tanks surround two hospitals in the center of Gaza City and call for their immediate evacuation.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 10, 2023

The director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza:

"We expect the hospital to be bombed at any moment."

Reports claim the encirclement of Shifa' hospital has been completed. There is an exchange of fire on the outskirts of the hospital between IDF forces and Hamas.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) November 10, 2023

Update from the Times of Israel at 1:30 p.m. ET, article datelined yesterday:

Authorities at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City have begun evacuating the medical center following orders from the IDF, which has surrounded the compound where Hamas is believed to have built a key command center underneath, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The hospital was rocked by at least one explosion on Friday, as Israeli forces approached the site. It is not yet clear who was responsible for the blast.

Between 50,000 and 60,000 people had been sheltering inside and around the grounds of the hospital, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, which says there are 2,500 patients.

Posted by: Fred 2023-11-11

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