Many hospitals have been targeted by the IDF in deliberate operations. Early on in the 2023-2024 genocide, the targeting of hospitals seemed ridiculous and it was denied in the media. It can no longer be denied. Two hospitals in particular illustrate this, Shifa and Nasser hospital.
Al-Shifa hospital is Gaza's largest, located in Gaza city. The hospital came under two sieges during the genocide. The second siege saw the complete destruction of the facility, the execution of patients and doctors along with the abduction of many more.
The second siege of Al-Shifa saw doctors and patients targeted by sniper fire initially. When the hospital was taken over, many civilians and doctors were taken captive and many others executed in the courtyard. After the withdraw of the IDF from Shifa hospital, mass graves in the courtyard were discovered. Bodies were also left to rot in the open. Many bodies had zip ties around their wrists, clear evidence that executions took place. Some bodies were crushed by tanks. It is unclear if this was done before or after the death of the victims.
Nasser hospital was destroyed by the IDF in Khan Younis. Khan Younis saw a massive campaign of razing by the Israelis that left the entire city in ruins. When the IDF withdrew from Khan Younis, bodies were discovered in mass graves in several locations, including Nasser hospital. It is reported that some were shot at close range. Some of the bodies were missing heads, skin and/or organs. Some of the bodies were identified as having been moved from cemeteries.
These crimes against humanity have gone largely unreported in Western media in spite of photographic evidence. If any other nation had committed these atrocities, it would be 24/7 news.
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