Inside Gaza, Under the Hospital

What we found in Rantisi Hospital

First, I want to start with a quick reminder.

It’s been 39 days since Hamas’s attack on Israel.

39 days in which 239 hostages have been held in Gaza.

Men, women and children - even babies - all held by a terrorist organization so hellbent on destroying Israel that it jeopardizes its own population’s safety and security.

Hamas shoots at Gazans to stop them from evacuating to safer areas. Hamas digs tunnels in mosques, manufactures weapons near schools and, as we’ve been saying again and again…has transformed hospitals into terrorist positions.

So yesterday, I went into Gaza to see it for myself, together with Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the IDF Spokesperson, and two major media outlets.

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That’s me on the left.

What I saw there was staggering. I invite you to watch the six minute video below to see for yourself what it looked like. While you’re watching, pay attention to a few things:

1. The amount of weapons in a basement under a hospital. Ask yourself if you’ve run into that many weapons when checking into an emergency room.

2. The fact that there are cable ties on the floor next to a chair. Also, not something you’ve likely encountered when getting urgent care.

3. The little tragic, everyday reminders, that babies are being held hostages. The diapers. The pacifiers.

4. The ‘Al Aqsa Flood’ (Hamas’ name for the October 7th Massacre) guard duty calendar.

I want to be careful here.

We’re still waiting for forensic evidence to unequivocally determine that hostages were held there. But either way, what you’re looking at is yet another example of how Hamas prioritizes fighting Israelis over protecting Gazans.

By the way, right across the street from the hospital is a school. And right next to the school is a Hamas terrorists’s house and a terrorist tunnel between them.

Schools, hospitals…for Hamas it all just means the same thing.

Human shields.

I’d also like to take a second to extend my deepest condolence to the family of CPL Noa Marciano who was abducted by Hamas on October 7th and her death has now been officially confirmed, together with another 365 IDF soldiers who were killed since Hamas started this war.

Hamas may have started it…but we will end it.

Quote of the Day

“The brigade and the battalion will continue to fight as long as necessary, however long the road may be, we will be emerge victorious. “

Commander of the 603rd Battalion, LTC Gilad

What I’m Reading

WSJ: Israel Dominates Battlefield With Technological Advantage Over Hamas by Dov Lieber

In this article, the WSJ walks through Israel's advanced command center and cutting-edge technology, from drones to jet fighters, and the role it played in supporting a swift, strategic takeover of key areas in Gaza City.