.THE LAWS of battle offer unique defense to healthcare facilities. They drop that security if they are utilized for “dangerous” acts. Israel has long asserted that al-Shifa medical center, the most extensive in the Gaza Strip, functions as a vital command center for Hamas, the group which killed or even hijacked around 1,400 people in Israel on October 7th.
In the early hrs of November 15th, after a stressful six-day stand-off, members of Shaldag, an elite Israeli air-force commando unit, entered into one part of the health center.