The Video Is From Egypt in 2013, Not a Gunfire Inside Al-Shifa Hospital
The Claim
The Israeli occupation army blew up the basement of the specialized surgery building in Al-Shifa Hospital and detained dozens of citizens after stripping them of their clothes amid continuous gunfire.
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Social media pages and accounts have recently circulated a video purporting to show the Israeli occupation army storming Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip and allegedly shooting at individuals within the hospital.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading.
The footage does not show gunfire inside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after it was invaded by Israeli occupation forces.
Misbar's team found that the video is outdated and was published on August 16, 2013. It actually depicts the storming of the field hospital in Rabaa Al-Adawiya in Cairo, contrary to the misleading claim.
Showdown at Rabaa: Egyptian Security Forces Storm Rabaa Square and the Field Hospital
On August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces raided the sit-in area of supporters of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi in Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square, located in the Nasr City suburb, east of Cairo. They evacuated the field hospital within that vicinity.
Meanwhile, the field hospital in Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square announced in a statement at the time, reporting that the hospital had been raided by the Central Security Forces and Special Forces in collaboration with the army. This occurred amid intense gunfire, shotgun blasts, and the release of tear gas, resulting in injuries and cases of suffocation.
Israeli Army Storms Al-Shifa Hospital
The claim circulated following the Israel occupation forces' invasion of the Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. Muhammad Zaqout, the General Director of Hospitals in the Ministry of Health, sated, “The occupation army entered the emergency department in Al-Shifa Complex, currently conducting searches in the hospital's basement.” Zaqout emphasized that no shots were fired from inside Al-Shifa Hospital during the invasion by the occupation forces.
Zaqout further confirmed that "the occupying forces fired upon individuals exiting the corridor that was designated as a safe passage to leave the Al-Shifa Complex," highlighting that "the occupation army did not discover any evidence of resistance fighters inside Al-Shifa Hospital."
Israel Accuses Hamas of Turning Al-Shifa Hospital Into a Base of Operations
Early on Wednesday, November 15, the Israeli occupation army declared that it is conducting a “precise and targeted operation” inside Al-Shifa Hospital. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesperson of the Arab media, stated, “Based on operational necessity and intelligence information, the Israeli army is conducting operations against Hamas in a specific area of Al-Shifa Medical Complex.”
Al-Shifa Medical Complex Emerges as a Battlefield Zone
Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip has turned into a battleground, enduring multiple Israeli airstrikes in recent days while being surrounded by the Israeli occupation forces.
On November 10, the Gaza government’s media office declared that, on the 35-day of the ongoing war, Israel targeted Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, resulting in the loss of 13 lives and leaving dozens injured.
Additionally, on November 11, the Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that Al-Shifa Medical Complex had suspended its services due to fuel depletion.
This complex consists of three specialized hospitals, employing approximately 25 percent of the Gaza Strip's hospital workforce.
Currently, Al-Shifa Medical Complex is overwhelmed with thousands of patients and injured individuals, far exceeding its capacity of 500–700 beds, and yet it continues to receive more patients.
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