Israel strikes Hamas cell using hospital as shelter

Last Updated:August 18, 2025, 04:15 IST

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Tel Aviv [Israel], August 18 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) late Saturday night announced that they struck an armed Hamas terrorist cell that was operating while using a hospital as a shelter. As per the IDF, the terrorists had used the hospital compound as a storage site for weapons. In a post on X, the IDF said, “STRUCK: An armed Hamas terrorist cell operating just outside the Al-Maamadani Hospital in Zaytun, central Gaza, was struck by an IAF aircraft. The terrorists stored weapons & equipped themselves with weapons at the hospital compound while using the hospital as shelter, another example of Hamas cynically and brutally exploiting civilians and hospitals.”

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