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Videos released by the Israeli military show a tunnel under Al-Shifa Hospital and what it described as hostages taken on Oct. 7. The footage is meant to bolster Israel’s contention that Hamas used the hospital and its grounds.

A U.N. team spent an hour inside Al-Shifa Hospital, where it found “evident” signs of shelling and gunfire. Israel continues to search the complex, which it says is used by Hamas.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Houthis about the alleged hijacking. Only hours earlier, the Iran-backed militia had issued a statement threatening to target Israeli flagged, owned and operated ships.

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There were conflicting reports about the departures from the hospital, which Israel has claimed was a Hamas command center. One witness said the Israeli military declared an evacuation, while Israel said it had agreed to a request to help civilians

Israel is making progress in ground control of Gaza, but it has not vanquished Hamas or freed most of the hostages. And international condemnation of civilian casualties is growing.

Thousands of children have been killed in the enclave since the Israeli assault began, officials in Gaza say. The Israeli military says it takes “all feasible precautions” to avoid civilian deaths.

There were conflicting reports about the departures from the hospital, which Israel has claimed was a Hamas command center. One witness said the Israeli military declared an evacuation, while Israel said it had agreed to a request to help civilians

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The discovery at Al-Shifa Hospital did not seem to settle the question of whether Hamas has been using the complex to hide weapons and command centers, as Israel has said.