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Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant were reportedly not informed of the release of the Shifa Hospital director and only learned of it from the media.
![Shifa Hospital](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/b68b1cd0-377b-11ef-92f9-1b32553736e2__h439_w781.png)
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Muhammed Abu Salmiya, director of Gaza's Shifa Hospital, arrested in November was released back to Gaza along with dozens of other detainees.
![Ashraf Ibrahim Samur, senior Hamas intelligence officer.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/03/107e0ee0-f1dc-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h406_w708.png)
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In newly released footage, Ashraf Ibrahim Samur, a senior Hamas intelligence officer, describes how much of Hamas' military leadership embedded itself inside the hospital.
![Hamas terrorists captured in Shifa Hospital raid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/03/1708ab40-f1db-11ee-aef9-dd72173416da__h899_w1600.jpeg)
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The terrorist leaders include commanders of rocket units, heads of internal security, and financial officials.
![Aftermath of fighting in Shifa Hospital.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/01/608ee320-efff-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h331_w650.jpeg)
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IDF forces departed Shifa Hospital during the night, concluding an operation that eliminated 200 terrorists.
![IDF strikes PIJ war room near al-Aqsa Hospital; Hospital unharmed](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/31/5c23bde0-ef5c-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h2000_w3000.jpg)
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The IDF struck a Palestinian Islamic Jihad war room from the air after careful preparation to ensure the nearby al-Aqsa Hospital remained unharmed and fully functional.
![Some of the weapons found at Shifa hospital.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/31/81d56430-ef4d-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h442_w590.webp)
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Among the weapons found were multiple mortar rounds, explosives, and various types of guns and ammunition.
![CoS at Gaza: "We achieved the operation's objective"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/30/26a60f60-eec1-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h1066_w1600.jpeg)
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Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited Shifa Hospital, listing the operation's achievements and stating that: "There's a very important message here; a hospital is not a safe place (for terrorists)."
![Terrorist commander discussing his role at Shifa Hospital.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/26/a131f200-eb9a-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h677_w1351.png)
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The captive, a junior commander, said there were between 600 and 1,000 terrorists holed up in the hospital compound.
![Watch: Weapons found in Shifa Hospitals' MRI complex, maternity ward, and on the roof](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/25/fd561520-eac8-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h280_w616.png)
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The IDF released additional footage showing just how thoroughly the hospital was equipped for use by Hamas and other terrorist forces.
![Demolishing terror infrastructure.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/25/d576ecd0-ea9d-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h272_w625.png)
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The source also said that IDF forces keep moving to prevent Hamas from identifying IDF combat methods.
![First person footage of Shifa raid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=webp,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/24/fe866060-ea1b-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h338_w600.gif)
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The IDF Spokesperson released new footage from the raid on Shifa Hospital, showing the IDF eliminating a terrorist throwing grenades.
![Head of operations for Hamas.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/22/b6c79c30-e840-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h331_w650.png)
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Following IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari's mention of a list of senior Hamas leaders captured by the IDF, a senior leader was accidentally placed in a collage of Hamas prisoners, but has not yet been captured.
![IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/21/15027210-e7b6-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h2306_w3459.jpg)
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The IDF Spokesperson said that they cannot release the names of some of those captured in the raid because they possess "important intelligence."
![List of senior terrorists captured in Shifa raid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/21/67ee7b10-e7a0-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h900_w1600.jpeg)
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The IDF has killed over 140 terrorists, captured many more, and seized caches of weapons and intelligence materials in the raid.
![IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari giving a briefing at Shifa on the raid.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/20/4794bb60-e6db-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h275_w597.png)
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The raid has led to the deaths of 90 terrorists, the capture of hundreds more, including senior ones, as well as the seizing of multiple weapons and intelligence materials.
![IDF: Mastermind behind the 2014 kidnapping of three youths captured in Shifa raid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/20/f4bf26c0-e6d3-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h366_w578.png)
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The Shifa raid has also resulted in 90 terrorists killed and hundreds captured, with no reported casualties among the hospital or staff.
![Terror money found alongside weapons, right next to the Shifa Hospital director's office.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/18/c73605c0-e543-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h261_w622.png)
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The rooms were found to contain both weapons and terrorist funds.
![IDF: 20 terrorists killed and scores captured in Shifa raid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/18/187f6800-e53e-11ee-a0b8-59c8fdf35245__h331_w590.webp)
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The operation involved forces from the 162nd Division, the 401st Brigade's Combat Team, and the Shayetet 13 elite naval forces.
![Minister Gallant.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/18/6fad0d20-e53a-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h331_w650.jpeg)
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The Defense Minister addressed the nighttime raid on Shifa hospital: "With this move we've taken another step towards collapsing Hamas."