Why have the zionists renewed their assault on Al-Shifa?

In mid-November, in the midst of its clumsy and failed invasion of the northern #Gaza Strip, the IOF sought out an easy, unarmed and humanitarian target, claiming “victory over a hospital” following its siege and assault on Al-Shifa Medical Complex.

In the days that followed, the zionist propaganda machine published a series of videos, all proven to be staged, falsely claiming that the resistance had been operating out of the hospital. The “tunnels” shown turned out to be maintenance access points and wells. The weapons “found” were proven to be planted by zionist operatives following the assault. The act of barbarism they had perpetrated drew global ire and held no strategic significance.

Just hours ago, Al-Qassam Brigades revealed the details of a complex intelligence operation: The resistance identified the IOF officer responsible for the siege and assault on Al-Shifa Medical Complex, tracked his movement in the Gaza Strip, and liquidated him by way of a locally-made Ghoul sniper rifle. Not only was the assault against the hospital an abject failure in dismantling the resistance, but it demonstrated the resilience of the Palestinian resistance, its complexity, and its ability to extract a human toll from those who perpetrate war crimes.

Now, the IOF recycles the same tired tactics of fabricated “intelligence” and justifications which the world at large no longer buys. As it advances once again on Al-Shifa, it will again emerge empty-handed, and with fewer soldiers than it had prior to the operation. While the occupation makes the same mistakes expecting a new outcome, the resistance continues to innovate and achieve its mission of making Gaza a graveyard for invaders.


Government Media Office:
The occupation army’s storming of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex with tanks, drones, and weapons, and shooting inside it, is a war crime that affirms the occupation’s deliberate intention to eliminate the health sector and destroy hospitals.

The "israeli" occupation army stormed the Al-Shifa Medical Complex with tanks, heavily armed soldiers, and drones, since the early hours of dawn, and the occupation began shooting inside the complex, which sparked fear and panic among the wounded, sick, and displaced, and this threatened the lives of thousands of those inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, in a war crime. It is added to the black record of the occupation army, which is still committing various crimes and massacres, and continues in an attempt to eliminate the health sector and destroy hospitals.

In light of this new crime, we would like to emphasize the following:

First: We condemn, in the strongest terms, the occupation army’s storming of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, and we consider this a blatant war crime, a violation of international law, a violation of international agreements, and a crime against humanity.

Second: We hold the “israeli” occupation, the American administration, and the international community fully responsible for the safety and lives of the medical staff, the wounded, the sick, and the displaced among our Palestinian people.

Third: We call on international organizations and all countries of the free world to intervene immediately and urgently in order to curb the occupation, stop the genocidal war, and stop its aggression and targeting of the health sector, medical institutions, and hospitals, and we demand that they put pressure on it to stop these organized and planned crimes within the framework of the occupation’s plan to destroy the health sector.

Government Media Office
Monday, March 18, 2024


🇵🇸 The Palestinian Factions:
We condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing targeting of hospitals by the occupation forces, aiming at destroying the healthcare sector, with the latest incident being the attack on Al-Shifa Medical Complex at dawn today.

The targeting of hospitals is a continuation of the genocide being waged by the occupation against the Palestinian people and a blatant violation of all international laws and conventions. The objective is clear: to eliminate any chance for the wounded and sick to survive and receive treatment, and there is no clearer evidence than the thousands denied travel for medical care and pursued even within hospitals.

We affirm that the occupation's narratives and false claims are lies. The hospitals are civilian health institutions that have not engaged in any activities contrary to their functions and missions as defined by international and humanitarian law.