As Evidence Mounts of Hamas Using Shifa Hospital as a Military Base, Human Rights Groups Turn Sullenly Silent
Amnesty International, say, changes its tune from 2007 and 2015, when it reported Hamas was using Al Shifa hospital for interrogations, torture, and launching attacks.
The United Nations and international aid organizations are quick to condemn Israel for civilian casualties in Gaza, calling for war crimes investigations and citing death counts from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian Health Ministry — but when it comes to mounting evidence that Hamas used Al Shifa hospital as a base of military operations, these groups are either silent or say they still need more proof.
Whether Al Shifa hospital was being used by Hamas to stage attacks, store weapons, or hide hostages is of critical importance because attacking a hospital is a war crime. The exception to this rule is if a medical facility is being used by one party in the conflict to commit an “act harmful to the enemy.”
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