IDF Identifies Another Fallen Soldier, Interrogation Reveals Hamas Hideout Under Gaza Hospital, Expands Operations in Gaza
Total toll of IDF soldiers killed in the ongoing conflict with Hamas reaches 311, as video confirmation of a Hamas base beneath Shifa Hospital in Gaza City leads to intensified operations deeper into the Gaza Strip.
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recognized Sgt. Shirel Haim Pour, a 20-year-old from Rishon Lezion, as the latest soldier killed in the conflict with Hamas, bringing the total toll to 311.
- Sgt. Pour, who served in the Gaza Division, was identified after her family was notified, her death marks another loss in the violent onslaught that began on October 7.
- Hamas terrorists, captured and interrogated by the IDF, confirmed the existence of a terror group's hideout beneath Shifa Hospital - the largest hospital in Gaza City.
- This revelation follows accusations from the IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, asserting that Hamas centrally operates from a base under the hospital.
- In reaction, the IDF has intensified its operations in Gaza, dispatching ground forces such as infantry troops, combat engineering forces and tanks, to operate deeper into Hamas-controlled territories.