Shifa Hospital

Emily Damari shares unreleased hostage photos, says surviving Hamas captivity was a miracle

"Three years ago at this time on Simchat Torah I was deep, deep in the Gaza Strip," Damari wrote in her post.

Emily Damari is pictured in Shifa Hospital in Gaza shortly after her capture on October 7, 2023.
Tents housing displaced Palestinians are seen among homes destroyed during the recent war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, September 3, 2026.

WATCH: Gazan activist calls for peace with Israel, blames Hamas for war, seeks meeting with Trump

Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026.

High Court weighs petition over Hamas-linked Gazan doctors in Israeli custody

Israeli soldiers walk by the entrance to the European Hospital in Khan Younis at the Gaza Strip, where they found a tunnel underneath it, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist terror group Hamas, June 8, 2025.

The costs of Israel's mishandling of Hamas-linked Gaza hospital chiefs - analysis


IDF, Shin Bet kill Hamas interior ministry ops chief

Mabhough has been in charge of all of Hamas's internal security forces both during the war and during peacetime.

 IDF troops operate in Gaza. February 24, 2024.

IDF launches pre-planned op. in Gaza's Shifa hospital, heavy clashes reported

The IDF said senior Hamas terrorists had regrouped inside the hospital and were using it to command attacks against Israel, full cabinet was not updated of operation in advance.

IDF launches new op. in Gaza's Shifa hospital, reporting terror activity

Hamas: Nasser Hospital 'completely out of service' amid IDF operation

"It's gone completely out of service," the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.

 Palestinians seen outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 24, 2023

IDF dismantles Shifa Hospital tunnel complex without damaging hospital

The tunnel under Shifa Hospital spanned over 250 meters, led to significant Hamas terrorist infrastructure and was a base for carrying out terror operations.

 An explosion takes place in what Israel military said was a tunnel at AI Shifa Hospital ,November 24, 2023

How Hamas covered its tracks in Gaza's Shifa Hospital before IDF's raid - NYT

A New York Times report uncovered evidence that Hamas cleared out documents and transferred hostages away from the complex ahead of the IDF's raid of Shifa Hospital.

 Smoke rises as displaced Palestinians take shelter at Al Shifa hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, November 8, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: IDF completes dismantling of Hamas in Gaza's Jabalya

Unclear how long IDF will maintain large forces in Jabalya • IDF takes over two houses connected to Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

 IDF soldier takes position in a location given as Jabalya, in Gaza, December 2, 2023

Gaza's Al Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' says WHO

The WHO said there were hundreds of wounded patients, with new ones arriving by the minute and trauma injuries being stitched on the floor, with almost no pain management available.

 Tents and shelters used by displaced Palestinians stand at the yard of Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023

How does the ICC view the IDF? Concerns over Gaza war crimes probe

The two most critical issues will be whether the ICC views Israel’s targeting system as legitimate and its legal system of self-prosecution of its own soldiers as legitimate.

 CLEARING RUBBLE in Khan Yunis after a night of IDF shelling, Oct. 10.

Shifa hospital director criminally probed under emergency war rules

Abu Salmiya is being criminally probed by the Shin Bet under current war emergency regulations relating to Hamas and other terrorists connected to the war.

 Tents and shelters used by displaced Palestinians stand at the yard of Al Shifa hospital during the Israeli ground operation around the hospital, in Gaza City November 12, 2023

Fate of Shifa Hospital chief arrested by Israel unclear

The IDF and the Shin Bet announced his arrest on November 23, but since then have given no official update.

 Israeli soldiers stand near the opening to a tunnel at Al Shifa Hospital compound in Gaza City, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, November 22, 2023.