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Israeli troops enter Gaza's largest hospital and report finding Hamas weapons there

Hamas denounced the actions by the Israeli military. The group denied the assertion by Israel and U.S. officials that militants were embedded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it found weapons and other equipment used by the militant group Hamas after entering Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, a major complex that is the territory's largest medical center.

Israeli troops first clashed with Hamas fighters on the

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