The United States on Wednesday accused Hamas, based on its own intelligence, of using hospitals in Gaza for military operations, and in particular that of al-Shifa, around which fighting rages. Hamas and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad use “a command and control center from al-Shifa hospital” in Gaza, John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said earlier Tuesday, going thus in the same sense as the Israeli authorities.
“It’s a war crime,” he said in an interview with reporters aboard the plane taking President Joe Biden to California, where he is scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday. . According to the American representative, the two Palestinian Islamist groups cited above use “certain hospitals in the Gaza Strip, including that of al-Shifa, and the tunnels below, to conceal and support their military operations and to detain hostages”.