.THE LAWS of war provide special security to medical facilities. They lose that protection if they are made use of for “dangerous” acts. Israel has actually long claimed that al-Shifa healthcare facility, the most extensive in the Gaza Strip, works as a key order centre for Hamas, the group which eliminated or even took hostage around 1,400 folks in Israel on Oct 7th.
In the very early hrs of November 15th, after a tense six-day stand-off, members of Shaldag, a best Israeli air-force commando unit, entered into one wing of the healthcare facility.