Israeli soldiers walk at the Al Shifa hospital complex during what they say is a delivery of humanitarian aid to the facility in Gaza City, in this still image from handout video obtained November 15. — Reuters
Israeli soldiers walk at the Al Shifa hospital complex during what they say is a delivery of humanitarian aid to the facility in Gaza City, in this still image from handout video obtained November 15. — Reuters

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows soldiers during a military operation around at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows soldiers during a military operation around at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP

 This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows soldiers during a military operation around at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows soldiers during a military operation around at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. — AFP

Medics move a patient through the smoke-filled corridors inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15. — Reuters
Medics move a patient through the smoke-filled corridors inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15. — Reuters

 Medics look at the damages in the wards inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15— Reuters
Medics look at the damages in the wards inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15— Reuters

Medics look at the damages in the wards inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15— Reuters
Medics look at the damages in the wards inside Al-Shifa hospital following an Israeli raid in Gaza City, Gaza, November 15— Reuters

This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows a soldier standing outside Al-Shifa hospital next to boxes of medical supplies the army said it had delivered to the health centre during their operation at Al-Shifa in Gaza City. — AFP
This handout picture released by the Israeli army on November 15 shows a soldier standing outside Al-Shifa hospital next to boxes of medical supplies the army said it had delivered to the health centre during their operation at Al-Shifa in Gaza City. — AFP

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