Israeli soldiers from the 7th Brigade escorted journalists to see a stone and concrete shaft, on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza City on Thursday.
But Col. Elad Tsury, commander of Israel’s Seventh Brigade, said Israeli forces, fearing booby traps, had not ventured down the shaft at the hospital, Al-Shifa.
The controlled visit will not settle the question of whether Hamas, the armed Palestinian group that rules Gaza, has been using Al-Shifa Hospital to hide weapons and command centers, as Israel has said.
Image A stone and concrete shaft on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital, on Thursday.
The Times journalists were allowed to see only a portion of the sprawling Al-Shifa complex.
Persons:
Elad Tsury, Israel’s, Daniel Berehulak, Israel, Tsury
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Gaza City, Al, Gaza, Israel