Hamas Exploits Shifa Hospital and Ambulances for Military Purposes, Israeli Architects Unaware

Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, designed by Israeli architects Gershon Zippor and Benjamin Idelson, has been revealed to house a secret underground complex used by Hamas as a headquarters and refuge. The complex includes a network of tunnels and serves as a command and control communication hub. The hospital's basement has been appropriated by Hamas, endangering civilians and potentially using them as human shields. The IDF is encircling the hospital compound and evacuation or demolition may be imminent. The hospital's history includes serving as a treatment center for Egyptian soldiers during the Six-Day War and being expanded with Israeli support in the 1980s.