This is the dramatic moment Israeli soldiers raided the homes of Hamas leaders after storming through the Gaza Strip in tanks.<\/p>\n
Video footage released by the IDF shows the military engaging in a fierce gun battle in the streets of the strip’s upscale Rimal neighbourhood.<\/p>\n
Troops can then be seen pressing a block of apartments said to be housing terrorists who orchestrated the October 7 attack on Israel.<\/p>\n
Tanks and rocket launchers support their advance before another video shows IDF soldiers patrolling the streets of Gaza.<\/p>\n
It came as some 31 babies were evacuated from al-Shifa hospital yesterday amid fears of a growing humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n
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The IDF also released new images taken near the Al-Shifa hospital that it claims proves that Hamas has been using it to hide and avoid strikes from its forces.<\/p>\n
They showed what Israel claims to be a be the entrance to an operational tunnel shaft leading underneath the building.<\/p>\n
They insisted the new video proves Hamas militants have been using the hospital and anyone seeking shelter and refuge inside as a “human shield”.<\/p>\n
The IDF said: “IDF and ISA forces revealed a significant 55-meter-long terrorist tunnel, 10 meters underneath the Al-Shifa Hospital complex during an intelligence-based operation.<\/p>\n
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“The tunnel entrance contains various defence mechanisms, such as a blast-proof door and a firing hole, in an attempt by Hamas to block Israeli forces from entering.<\/p>\n
“For weeks we’ve been telling the world about Hamas’ cynical use of the residents of Gaza and patients of Shifa Hospital as human shields. Here is more proof.”<\/p>\n
Israel continues to bombard the Gaza Strip with airstrikes as it continues its push to crush Hamas.<\/p>\n
The humanitarian situation is continuing to worsen.<\/p>\n
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According to The Red Cross, some 1.5 million civilians have been forced to flee south amid the Israeli onslaught from land, air and sea.<\/p>\n
Hamas\u2019 health officials claim more than 11,000 civilians, including more than 4,500 children have been killed, but the figures remain unverified.<\/p>\n
Benjamin Netanyahu admitted Israel has “not been successful” in reducing civilian casualties.<\/p>\n
He said the deaths, however, must be blamed on Hamas – not Israel.<\/p>\n
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