# The Israel Defence Forces says the Al-Shifa Hospital may be the beating heart of Hamas. The Israeli military has been carrying out a precise and targeted operation against the terrorist group at the hospital in Gaza. Both Israel and the US claim that Hamas has a command base under the Al-Shifa Hospital, which it has denied. IDF spokesperson, Peter Lerner, told CNN that the goal is to seek out Hamas wherever they are hiding and the hospital compound is a central hub of their operations:
Israel says the Al-Shifa Hospital is possibly the beating heart of Hamas [SOUND]