Coverage dated November 13, 2023 to November 20, 2023

Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive

Headline from NBC 6 South Florida, on the newest of 3 developments

Three weeks ago, the Israeli military unveiled a detailed 3D model of Gaza’s Shifa Hospital. It showed a series of underground installations that it said was part of an elaborate Hamas command and control center buried under the territory’s largest health-care center.

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  1. Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

  2. Israel shows photos of weapons and a tunnel shaft at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital as search for Hamas command center continues

    Headline from CBS News ·

  3. Newest

    Israel reveals signs of Hamas activity at Shifa, but a promised command center remains elusive

    Headline from NBC 6 South Florida ·

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  1. Wfmy News 2

    Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital, has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group.

  2. France 24

    Israel-Hamas war: Al Shifa Hospital becomes focus of conflicting narratives (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Fighting has reached the gates of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza: Israeli ground troops have almost fully encircled the medical buildings which it says sit above Hamas’s underground headquarters in Gaza City.…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Stalemate around Gaza's main hospital draws out as Israel claims Hamas is hiding inside (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Shifa has over 500 beds and services like MRI scans, dialysis and an intensive care unit. It conducts roughly half of all the medical operations that take place in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry in the Hamas-run territory.

  4. CNN

    November 14, 2023 Israel-Hamas war (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Israel says its forces are carrying out a "precise and targeted operation" at the Al-Shifa Hospital. Israel has claimed the hospital, the largest in the Gaza Strip, includes a Hamas command center, an allegation denied by hospital officials and Hamas.

  5. Fox News

    Israeli troops enter Al-Shifa Hospital after killing Hamas terrorists in gate-side firefight (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israeli forces killed Hamas terrorists outside the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and entered the complex Wednesday, searching for entrances to underground tunnels.

  6. CNN

    Live updates: Israel-Hamas war, raid on Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Israel says its forces are carrying out a "precise and targeted operation" at the Al-Shifa Hospital, where it claims Hamas has a command center — an allegation denied by hospital officials and Hamas. Follow for live new updates.

  7. NBC News

    Israel-Hamas war live updates: IDF raids Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Follow NBC News' coverage for live updates about the Israel-Hamas war: The IDF raids Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza and fuel will be allowed in to the Palestinian enclave.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war live: Gaza hospital raid 'still ongoing' – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Israel's military has said its forces "are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas" in Gaza's main hospital, Al-Shifa, after several days of fighting around the site. DW has the latest.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Israel’s raid on al-Shifa Hospital: Here’s what you should know (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Thousands of people, including patients, are trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital amid deadly Israeli siege.

  10. Newsweek

    Israel-Hamas Shifa Hospital clashes: What we know, what we don't (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Like much of the conflict so far, accounts of the Israeli raid on Gaza's largest hospital have been plagued by conflicting narratives.

  11. Al-Monitor

    Israel raids al-Shifa hospital after US says Hamas command center inside (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The IDF infiltrated Gaza Strip's largest hospital after the White House endorsed the Israeli military's allegation that Hamas maintained a command center at the facility, though Washington has not revealed any supporting evidence.

  12. New York Post

    Israel says it found evidence of Hamas base at al Shifa hospital during raid (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Israel officials claimed they found “concrete evidence” of Hamas operating a military facility beneath the al Shifa hospital during their overnight raid as IDF soldiers also delivered m…

  13. The Guardian

    Afternoon Update: Israeli forces enter al-Shifa hospital; Qantas accused of strategically cancelling flights; and Xi lands in US (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israel claims Hamas has built headquarters in bunkers and tunnels under hospital, which Hamas strenuously denies

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war live: IDF search continues at Gaza hospital – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Israeli army has deployed bulldozers at Al-Shifa hospital, the Hamas-led Health Ministry has said. US President Biden said he was "mildly hopeful" about freeing hostages. DW has the latest.

  15. NBC News

    Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israeli forces storm Gaza hospital again (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Follow NBC News' coverage for live updates about the Israel-Hamas war: The IDF storms Al-Shifa hospital for a second time.

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Israel Searches for More Evidence of Hamas Presence at Gaza’s Largest Hospital (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The Israeli military is facing growing pressure to justify its raid on the Al-Shifa complex.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Critics reject Israeli claim al-Shifa Hospital used as Hamas command centre (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel has long accused Hamas of using the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a cover for its military operations.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    Israel-Hamas war: IDF says Gaza hospital operation ongoing – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Israel has said it recovered the body of a hostage near the al-Shifa hospital complex. Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said it could suspend operations in Gaza due to lack of fuel. Follow DW.

  19. PJ Media

  20. Al Jazeera

    Middle East Roundup: Is Shifa Hospital really a Hamas ops hub? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Raiding Gaza’s largest hospital, another communications blackout, Israel’s goals in Gaza – the Middle East this week.

  21. Hot Air

    Hamas HQ Hospital Search Results (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Much of the recent focus of Israel’s battle against Hamas has centered around the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Israeli intelligence sources identified the hospital as a hidden headquarters of Ha...

  22. Al Jazeera

    Israel raids Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital for second day (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israeli troops enter the medical complex from the south, reportedly destroying a wall and interrogating medical workers.

  23. Newsweek

    What Israel says it found in Shifa Hospital (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Israel claims to have found automatic rifles, Hamas flak vests and a laptop it says constitutes a militant "operational headquarters"—but so far no tunnels.

  24. Voice of America

    INTERNATIONAL EDITION: Israeli Forces Enter Gaza’s Shifa Hospital Where They Say Hamas Militants Operate (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Israeli forces entered Gaza’s Shifa hospital early Wednesday where they say Hamas militants operate. The United Nations Security Council voted on a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses to enable aid access throughout the Gaza Strip.

  25. France 24

    The Debate - Raid on Al-Shifa: What's next after Israel's operation at Gaza hospital (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    For the Israelis, the root of all evil runs through the alleged tunnels below the Al Shifa Hospital where Israeli soldiers penetrated on Wednesday. But for Palestinians, the hospital now represents a…

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