Hundreds leave Al-Shifa hospital as Israeli forces take control of facility
Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's largest hospital, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move.
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Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's largest hospital, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move.
In an op-ed published in the Washington Post Saturday, President Biden wrote that a "two-state solution is the only way to ensure the long-term security of both the Israeli and Palestinian people," with Gaza and the West Bank governed by the Palestinian Authority. Christina Ruffini reports from Washington.
Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza's largest hospital after Israeli forces seized it earlier this week, accusing Hamas of running a command center beneath it. Israel continues carry out deadly bombings across the besieged territory, while Israelis have taken to the streets demanding their government do more to free the hostages being held by Hamas. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Jerusalem.
Hundreds of people have evacuated Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza. But the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says more than 100 patients, including premature babies, are still unable to leave. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.
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CBS News embedded with the Israeli military on a visit into Gaza, where we were shown Al-Shifa hospital and what the Israel Defense Forces says is evidence of Hamas operations.
The White House says it has intelligence that shows Hamas was using Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital as a "command and control node," according to Warren Strobel, a national security reporter at The Wall Street Journal who joins CBS News with his latest reporting on the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli military forces say it has uncovered a Hamas tunnel under the Al-Shifa hospital complex along with a vehicle and a large number of weapons. Hamas denies it used the hospital for military purposes. CBS News' Doug Williams has more.
Members of the Israel Defense Forces took CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab to the sprawling Al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza, where Israel claims Hamas' armed wing has been running extensive military operations.
The Israel Defense Forces said the bodies of Israeli hostages Noa Marciano and Yehudit Weiss were found near the Al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza this week. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab obtained access into Al-Shifa and reports on the devastation he witnessed.
Israeli forces show CBS News weapons and a tunnel entrance at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, but say proof of Hamas command centers "not something you can see right now."
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The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that troops found the body of an Israeli hostage near the building that houses Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza. CBS News has not yet independently confirmed this. CBS News contributor Robert Berger is following the latest details from Israel as U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller holds a press briefing offering the latest assessment of the situation in Gaza.
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Israel said the weapons and other items at Al-Shifa hospital were evidence of Hamas militants using Gaza's largest health facility for military purposes.
Israeli soldiers continued their search of Gaza's largest hospital Thursday, where they said they found more proof Hamas was using it as a command center, including a tunnel shaft and a vehicle with weapons. The body of 65-year-old Yehudit Weiss, one of the hostages abducted by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, was found in a building near Al-Shifa. Debora Patta reports from Israel.
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"If they were [there], they were taken out," Netanyahu told CBS News.
In an interview with "CBS News Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would consider a "temporary cease-fire" only if Hamas frees hostages. Netanyahu also said Israel has "concrete evidence" Hamas was using Al-Shifa hospital as a military command center.
Israel may consider a deal for a three-to-five-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza if some of the hostages being held by Hamas are released. CBS News' Doug Williams reports on the negotiations from Israel, and Weijia Jiang, CBS News senior White House correspondent, looks at the White House's take on the negotiations as President Biden navigates a new chapter in U.S.-China relations after his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
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