The images that the Israeli army presented as evidence for its claim, 17 hours after the raid on Şifa Hospital last night, did not yield the desired result.
“GUNS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES WERE SEIZED”
In the statement made by the Israeli army, which surrounded the surroundings and courtyard of Şifa Hospital with tanks and kept the hospital completely closed to the outside world, it was claimed that “weapons and electronic devices” were seized in the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) department of Şifa Hospital.
In the images shared by the army, there are materials such as a computer, half a case of dates, books, and approximately ten Kalashnikov rifles, vests and hand grenades, most of which are rusty, allegedly belonging to Hamas.
NO EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED
However, the images did not present any fixed elements, such as a tunnel or secret passage, or any evidence of Israeli prisoners, which could indicate that the hospital was the headquarters of Hamas.
The findings that the Israeli army announced for weeks at the Shifa Hospital, which it claimed “does not have international protection status because it is the main headquarters of Hamas”, were also the subject of criticism in the Israeli press.
Israeli journalist and security analyst Yossi Cohen noted in his post on the social media platform X that he had “bad feelings about Şifa (Hospital).”
Stating that Israel presented “unprecedentedly childish fabrications”, Cohen said, “So the (Israeli) hostages and terrorists were not found there. And now the Army Spokesperson says that they entered Shifa because it was the headquarters of Hamas and that there were weapons, maps and headquarters there.” . Not impressive at all. Was it worth the expectations and the damage to the international image?” he said.
“ISRAEL’S GREAT FAILURE”
Israel’s Channel 13 television also commented, “Israel’s major intelligence failure” and said, “Contrary to the claims of the Israeli army, there is no indication that there is any military facility in the Shifa Hospital.” criticism was made.
Israel’s right-wing Jerusalem Post newspaper also described the Israeli army’s conclusion in the raid on Shifa Hospital as “disappointing”.
In the news on the newspaper’s website, “Israeli army intelligence said that 200 of the Hamas members who attacked Israel on October 7 were in the Shifa Hospital. Did these 200 Hamas forces evaporate and disappear?” statements were included.
Palestinian politician and researcher Mustafa Bergusi, in his comment on the made his assessment.
Bergusi described the Israeli army’s conclusion as “the mother of all scandals.”
After the images it published from the Şifa Hospital became the subject of intense criticism, the Israeli army made a new post and shared the “long version” of the video it published. Unlike previous images, the video only included general comments made by the Israeli army spokesman as he walked between the rooms on the ground floor of the MR building.
In response to these criticisms, the Israeli army shared another post, stating that it was a continuation of the video it shared before.
In this last post, there was no evidence supporting the Israeli army’s claim that the hospital in question was “Hamas main headquarters”.
Source: AA
