.THE legislations of battle provide special defense to healthcare facilities. They drop that protection if they are used for “hazardous” acts. Israel has long claimed that al-Shifa healthcare facility, the most extensive in the Gaza Strip, acts as a key order centre for Hamas, the group which got rid of or took hostage around 1,400 people in Israel on Oct 7th.
In the early hours of Nov 15th, after a strained six-day stand-off, members of Shaldag, a best Israeli air-force task force device, went into one part of the medical center.