It has taken days for the cabinet and senior IDF commanders to make the decision. The IDF a short time ago targeted the Wafa Hospital in Gaza. Prior to carrying out the attack, warnings were given via civilians to leave the hospital. In addition, the IDF made certain there were no patients inside who were unable to get out before the attack.
A phone call was made in advance of the attack by the IDF to the director of the hospital, who evacuated the patients.
As was the case with some mosques and two UNRWA schools, the buildings were used as terror bases and weapons storage facilities.
IDF officials report that the hospital serves as a terror base and command headquarters for terror leaders. It is reported that over the recent days of the ground operation, soldiers were targeted with automatic weapons and rocket fire that originated in Wafa. The hospital is also used to launch anti-aircraft fire against air force planes and choppers operating over Gaza. The decision was debated over recent days and ultimately, it was decided the terrorist command headquarters had to be neutralized.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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11 Responses
But the world is going to b mad (nebach)
About time. From now on ANYWHERE there is hamas terrorist should be aware israel will strike. If they don’t play with the rules it’s their problem bot israel
Good for them!
They can never, ever win the world opinion war – the cessation of flights is proof of that, A HANDOVER APPROBATION TO THE TERRORISTS – so at least do what’s absolutely required!
This they’ll even call an attack against a civilian target!
Annihilate them! The hell with world opinion! Obamba is busy with his next vacation and the kerry, let him lick his chops clean of all his Heinz Ketchup! Do it already!
Do it!
Do not put IDF SOLDIERS in the line of enemy fire.
Regardless of what the IDF does, they will be condemned and accused of violating International humanitarian laws. I say screw the UN, do EVERYTHING that needs to be done to eliminate this threat to world. This might be a local problem (for Israel) but give it a bit of time and it will be right here in our backyards – yes – yours and mine in comfortable US of A! Imagine if a rocket exploded near JFK, I want to see the RESTRAINT that the NYPD, ESU, ATF, FBI, CIA, TSA, US Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force etc. will have. SCREW the world, Ha’ba li’hurguch ha’shkem v’horgo!
Attention IDF, you have the full support from all the Bnei Yisroel from across the globe. We are all davening for your success!
the decision of making a school, a mosque or a hospital a military target was made by hamas a long while ago, we need not debate this. why our boys need to be endangered by this is beyond my comprehension. all military targets need to be eliminated
We should never underestimate the ingenuity of these Hamas terrorists.They use every deceit in the book.
Halvay that they would use their brilliance to grow their country.
Baruch Hashem. Finally a little seichel has prevailed.
A hospital is a perfect hq for the the sick hamas
I hope Hamas starts firing rockets from the dome of the rock. I’ve wanted that building flattened for years.
BS”D
Um, great. Not sure why it took days to make this decision. Guess the people in charge had to decide whether to attack the hospital with or without warning. (it is impossible for me to believe that they had any thought to leave the hospital alone altogether — but, who knows). Still, it kind of boggles the mind how the IDF/cabinet ever expects to kill any of the leaders or commanders of the wicked ones what with all of these advance warnings and delays. At some point, maybe the best approach is to make it look like “an accident” that someone fired prematurely on the hiding place of the heads of these wicked ones. The only real way, derech teva, to end the attacks of any of the marauding bands of the Yishmaelim is when the leaders feel that they personally are likely (and easy) targets. Hashem ya’azore!