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| Hamas leaders hiding in basement of Israel-built hospital in Gaza |
| 2009-01-13 |
| Senior Hamas officials in Gaza are hiding out in a "bunker" built by Israel, intelligence officials suspect: Many are believed to be in the basements of the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City, which was refurbished during Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip. Shifa, the coastal strip's largest hospital, was built while Gaza was under Egyptian rule, before 1967. During the mid-1980s the building underwent massive refurbishment as part of a showcase project to improve the living conditions of residents. Millions were invested in the project, which was overseen by Shmuel Goren, the coordinator for activities in the territories at the time. The Israeli civil administration in the territories constructed the hospital complex's Building Number 2, which has a large cement basement that housed the hospital's laundry and various administrative services. During a cabinet meeting a week ago, Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin said senior Hamas officials found refuge in the hospital basement because they know Israel would not target it, due to the patients in the upper floors. Palestinian sources told Haaretz that not all the senior Hamas leaders are hiding in one place. Rather, they have spread out, and some are constantly changing locations. Some of the bunkers they are using were linked by tunnels Hamas built in recent years. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 I'm sure this story will be front-paged in Europe, NOT! |
| Posted by: Hupemble Big Foot7204 2009-01-13 19:05 |
| #13 3dc, I know that's what the Iranians say that cargo is. I'd like to know if the Juice happened to take their own look, and if so, what did they really find it to be. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-01-13 14:36 |
| #12 same blog: IDF uncovers another Hamas tunnel, going from Gaza to Israel (West to East), which was going to be used for a terror attack against Israel -- found in the Nachal Oz area. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-01-13 13:20 |
| #11 From Muqata blog: Finally - what happened to the Iranian ship? Iran's state radio was quoted by Reuters, reporting on Tuesday: "An Iranian ship that was carrying foodstuff and medicine was stopped by the Zionist regime's navy 20 miles off the coast of Gaza," the Iranian radio station reported, adding that the ship had left the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas 13 days earlier. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-01-13 13:19 |
| #10 More tales about the brave lions of Islam. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-01-13 10:16 |
| #9 Weaponize pork fat! Nevermind. |
| Posted by: Vortigern Unaviling5918 2009-01-13 09:32 |
| #8 Just release about 10,000 starving rats into the tunnels below the hospital and wait. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2009-01-13 09:31 |
| #7 Ahh yes the Shifa hospital in Gaza: http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/280853.php http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/280887.php |
| Posted by: Vinegar Thurt4381 2009-01-13 09:07 |
| #6 Israel should announce that they are certain that Hamas leaders are not hiding in the sewage pond and for sure, the IDF won't be looking there. |
| Posted by: mhw 2009-01-13 08:55 |
| #5 senior Hamas officials found refuge in the hospital basement because they know Israel would not target it, due to the patients in the upper floors. Time for a Thunder Run? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-01-13 08:24 |
| #4 you built you can also tear it down |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-13 07:01 |
| #3 A generous serving of mustard gas followed by flamethrowers for clean-up. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2009-01-13 02:13 |
| #2 flood the tunnels with sewage and see where the turds pop out... |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2009-01-13 01:02 |
| #1 close the tunnels, weld the doors to the basement shut, and bring in fans for the smell |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-13 00:27 |