Israel Destroys "Large Tunnel" Under Shifa Hospital in Gaza

The Israeli army announced today, Friday, that it has destroyed several tunnels around the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and that it has completed "operational preparations" prior to the agreed-upon ceasefire. Israeli government spokesman Ofir Gendelman stated: "Our forces destroyed, this morning, the large 'terrorist' tunnel that was excavated beneath the Shifa Hospital in Gaza." He mentioned in a statement: "We destroyed a passage for underground tunnels, as well as several tunnel corridors in the area of the Shifa Hospital." The Israel Defense Forces have completed their deployment along the temporary ceasefire lines and destroyed this morning the large terrorist tunnel dug under #Shifa_Hospital in Gaza. — Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) November 24, 2023 He added: "The Israeli army has completed its operational preparations according to the combat lines during the ceasefire period." The statement further noted: "Israeli forces continued to strike targets during the day and night before the ceasefire," without specifying the number of strikes. The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into effect today at 7 AM local time.