Israel bombs Gaza hospital as military operations intensify

Omar Tamo, Bloomberg News on Apr 13, 2025

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The Israeli army said it targeted a command and control center used by Hamas located inside Al Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza, a day after establishing a new corridor dividing Rafah from the rest of the Gaza Strip and expanding its military offensive.

Hamas used the compound to plan and execute attacks against Israeli civilians and troops, the Israel Defense Forces said Sunday. The IDF took measures to minimize harm to civilians prior to the strike, including issuing warnings, using precision-guided munitions, and conducting aerial surveillance, it added.

Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the European Union, denied using the hospital for military purposes. The militant group added that Israel’s attack placed the hospital out of service.

Hours later, the Israeli military said it struck another Hamas command and control center in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

The bombing of one the few remaining functioning hospitals in Gaza comes as Israel widens its military offensive in the strip. The strike underscores the mounting toll on Gaza’s already crippled health system, as fighting intensifies and safe zones grow increasingly scarce.

Thousands of fighters from Hamas swarmed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostage, triggering the war. Israel’s subsequent offensive on Gaza has killed more than 50,000 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel meanwhile has lost hundreds of soldiers in the war.

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