(Jerusalem Post) Israeli security forces delivered 300 liters of diesel fuel to Shifa Hospital in Gazaearly Sunday morning and later received intelligence indicating that Hamas had intercepted the delivery, according to a Sunday night IDF statement.
Conversation between Shifa Hospital representative and a representative from the Coordination and Liaison Administration, November 12, 2023 (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT).
“The offer belittles the pain and suffering of the patients who are trapped inside without water, food, or electricity. This quantity is not enough to operate hospital generators for more than thirty minutes,” Hamas added in a statement.
The statement also added that Hamas was not associated with Al-Shifa hospital management, “nor is (Hamas) part of its decision-making structures. (The hospital) is completely subject to the authority of the Palestinian health ministry.”
IDF releases video, audio evidence of Hamas fuel interference
The IDF released three separate recordings of the event. The first was an audio recording of an exchange between a representative of the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA), which implements civilian policy regarding the Israeli government’s activity in the Gaza Strip, and an official from Shifa Hospital.
IDF soldiers deliver fuel to Shifa Hospital on November 12, 2023 (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT).
The two discussed the delivery logistics, explaining where to go and how it would be conducted.
“After we deliver the fuel,” the CLA representative said, “our forces will move back so that they won’t be next to the junction. You will send an ambulance to take the fuel.”
Representative from Shifa Hospital reports that Hamas took the fuel delivered to them on November 12, 2023 by the IDF (CREDIT: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
“There is a problem at Shifa,” said the health official. “Be patient with me.”
“What’s the story?” asks a CLA representative.
“Abu Rish doesn’t want this amount [of fuel]. We are trying to convince him.”
IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagadi said the military would help evacuate babies from the hospital, at the request of the staff at Shifa.
Israel has said doctors, patients, and thousands of evacuees who have taken refuge at hospitals in northern Gaza must leave so it can tackle Hamas terrorists who it says have placed command centers under and around them.
Ahmed al-Mokhallalati, a senior plastic surgeon at Al Shifa, told Reuters there had been continuous bombardment for more than 24 hours. He said most hospital staff and people sheltering there had left, but 500 patients remained.
