Hamas uses Nasser Hospital as torture, interrogation site to control Gaza, IDF reveals
An investigation by the Shin Bet and the IDF revealed that masked Hamas terrorists were spotted in the hospital; its second floor is being used to torture Palestinians.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have revealed on Thursday that Hamas is utilizing the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to conduct interrogations and subject Palestinians to torture, all in an effort to maintain control over the Gaza Strip through intimidation. According to the IDF investigation, carried out in collaboration with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Hamas is employing the second floor of the hospital's outpatient clinics as an interrogation facility.
This transformation of the hospital into a site for fear and control has emerged as Hamas's central stronghold in the southern Gaza Strip.
Witnesses cited by the IDF have reported encounters with Hamas terrorists within the hospital, in areas where patients and healthcare staff were present. In some instances, these militants were observed wearing masks to conceal their identities. The IDF warns that such actions by Hamas constitute a violation of international law, which strictly prohibits the use of hospitals for military purposes.
Hamas's fear of losing control over the Gaza Strip has led to the exploitation of various civilian facilities, including hospitals, schools, and others, for their own purposes. The military notes that the hospital has undergone a series of transformations since the beginning of the war, serving as administrative offices, a cafeteria, a house of prayer, and now a Hamas interrogation center.
Prior to February, the IDF had stated that the hospital, previously operated by Doctors Without Borders until their expulsion from Gaza, was utilized both for storing weapons for terror activities and as a Hamas headquarters.
For over two years, the IDF and the defense establishment have been warning against the malicious use of hospitals and humanitarian shelters by terrorist organizations in Gaza, employing them as human shields to conceal their terrorist activities.
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