The Israel Defense Forces has released footage of underground tunnels and bunkers under the al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, consistent with Israel’s reports that Hamas is using hospitals for its terror activities. Additionally, the IDF published surveillance footage reportedly showing hostages of the terror group being moved through the hospital.
Video footage of one of the tunnels was derived from devices lowered into a tunnel entrance that the IDF discovered in the Shifa complex.
The tunnel shaft features a winding staircase roughly ten feet deep, then continues down for roughly another 20 feet until it reaches the tunnel network.
The tunnel runs roughly another 15 feet before it turns to travel roughly 150 feet, where it ends in a blast door permitting Hamas to fire through it, the IDF noted, stating, “This type of door is used by the Hamas terror organization to block the ability of our forces to enter the organization’s headquarters and underground assets.”