Casualties reported after Israeli army raids al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City

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IDF claims medical complex, where hundreds are reportedly sheltering, is being used by Hamas, as health ministry reports deaths and injuries

Israeli forces have taken control of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, following a major overnight raid on the medical complex.

Daniel Hagari, an Israeli military spokesperson, said early on Monday that troops were “conducting a high-precision operation in limited areas of Shifa hospital based on … intelligence information indicating the use of the hospital by senior Hamas terrorists to command attacks”.

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