Rocket launcher fired at Israeli forces from Gaza hospital, IDF claims

The Israeli military has claimed its troops were fired on with rocket launchers from the entrance of the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City.

Video posted by the IDF, which could not be independently verified, showed what officials said was a Hamas terrorist carrying the weapon into the compound entrance.

The Al Quds hospital is the second largest in Gaza City, but was forced to cease operations on Sunday when it ran out of fuel.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Monday that it had tried to evacuate people but could not get near the hospital due to the intensity of bombardment.

Late last week, the Red Cross said that there were 500 patients and 14,000 displaced people inside.

The IDF said it had been engaged in fighting around the hospital with “a terrorist squad” with two rocket propelled grenade launchers that had “embedded itself within a group of civilians”.

It said that a tank was damaged in the exchange and that some Hamas terrorists managed to return to the hospital.

“During the incident, approximately 21 terrorists were killed and there were no casualties to our forces,” the IDF said in a statement. It did not mention whether civilians were killed in the fight.

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[Sokol]

Pro Hamas will say that this guys is carrying a folding stretcher.

[carveraugustus]

What? Hamas are terrorists with no respect for human life or laws of War? I’m shocked. The King and Queen of Jordan didn’t tell me that

[ZionistGundam]

Terrorists. Using their civilian as human shields.

[TheMotivationCulture]

Israel uses rockets to defend their people, but Hamas uses their people to defend their rockets

[jamese]

lol, TRT and Al Jazeera would NEEEVER show this video in a million years.

[paiaam]

The Gazans seek liberation from Hamas.

[untouchablex]

"Not a rocket. It's a special military projectile." Hamas

[jan]

Aljazeera won't show this, and then they saud other media network are one sided

[danghoangluong]

Pro - Palestine: "That guy is a doctor!"

[notthefbi]

According to Al Jazeera this will labeled as a medical hospital rocket launcher a necessity in all hospitals in Gaza duh 🙄

[o.d.i.n]

IDF "claims"? ... claims?
Youre showing a video of it now!

[darrenbrown]

He's certainly not carrying medical supplies is he

[BG-qxst]

I didn’t see one Palestinian trying to stop that terrorist it’s almost as if they support them

[the-kingdom-Morocco]

I Moslem man and Moroccan and i support Israel 🇮🇱❤️🇲🇦🕊️✌🏻💪🏻
Gad save Israel

[TheRandompaint]

Why does it's say claimed while there's and obvious video

[SWI-kg]

What a despicable Terror organization!

[waterbottles]

"He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers."

[philipwilkes]

Hamas using a hospital strategically, really? Well what a surprise!

[Sentinel]

Interesting that the Israeli tanks are also located right outside the hospital which I would say is problematic on its own

[wanderingsoul]

Pro hamas will say this guys is carrying a folding stretcher