(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - The IDF is operating in Nasser hospital in west Khan Yunis, filtering out terrorists, many of whom are disguised in medical staff uniforms. During the operation, forces located medicine with the names and pictures of Israeli hostages held by Hamas - which was never delivered. Over the weekend, soldiers operating in the hospital engaged in intense combat with terrorists. The forces faced resistance from terrorists barricaded inside the hospital and came under rocket fire from within the compound. Armed terrorists emerged from the hospital and opened fire on the soldiers. Other terrorists would flee the hospital unarmed and run to nearby homes, where they armed themselves with rifles and machine guns to attack Israeli forces. After 12 hours of fierce fighting, soldiers reportedly eliminated 16 terrorists on hospital grounds. Inside the hospital, soldiers located large quantities of weapons. A car stolen from Kibbutz Nir Oz was found in the hospital complex. An IDF commander said, "The hospital, which was supposed to serve as a humanitarian shelter, was found to be a battleground filled with weapons, communication infrastructure, and Hamas operatives."
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