israel-GAZA war
Fighting raged in the Gaza Strip yesterday, nearly six weeks after a Hamas attack in Israel sparked retaliatory bombings and a ground offensive by Israeli forces, which vow to destroy the Palestinian militant group.
Israeli troops carried out searches at Gaza’s main hospital complex after a communications blackout in the Palestinian territory compounded fears for civilians trapped inside the facility.
Israeli soldiers raided Al-Shifa hospital on Wednesday, hunting for a com- mand centre they say militant group Hamas operates at the site.
Hamas and hospital managers deny that charge,
