By Ronen ZvulunGAZA (Reuters) - The Israeli army showed a reinforced tunnel beside Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Wednesday, complete with a bathroom, kitchen and an air conditioned meeting room that it said had served as a command post for Hamas fighters.
Israel has long accused Hamas of using the Shifa hospital complex as a command and control center as part of a wider strategy that seeks to hide its forces among the civilian population.
He said the army knew the tunnel led to another opening in a Gaza kindergarten.
Israel has faced international criticism for its Gaza campaign, including its attacks on Shifa, the enclave's largest hospital.
But Hagari, referring to Hamas' use of a hideout beneath the hospital, said: "The world now should say what happened in Shifa, what happened in the hospitals, is a war crime."
Persons:
Elad Tsuri, Israel's, Tsuri, Israel, Daniel Hagari, Noa Marciano, Al, Ronen Zvulun, Howard Goller, James Mackenzie, Daniel Wallis
Organizations:
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Locations:
GAZA, Al Shifa, Gaza, Israel, Washington, Shifa