I'd want to know who builds and staffs them. International aid organizations? Iran *wink wink*?
If they are being used to shelter terrorists under the guise of caring for the sick, that's pretty fucking despicable.
yep they do and did
Hamas member tells IDF interrogators that gunmen operated in Kamal Adwan Hospital
Operative says terrorists saw north Gaza hospital as ‘safe shelter,’ used it as armory; unclear whether statements were made under duress, and whether other detainees agree
A-Sharif said the operatives would move weapons to and from the hospital, as well as set out from the medical center at night to carry out surveillance operations and patrols.
“From the hospital the grenades and mortars were given out, to attack the tanks, for ambushes, and for tunnels,” he said.
In the last week, there has been intense discussion focused on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, reportedly one of the
last functioning hospitals in the area. This has been part of a broader ongoing debate in the war between Hamas and Israel, on the status of hospitals in wartime and under what circumstances they might become objects of legitimate military operations.
Under International Humanitarian Law, it is a foundational principle that hospitals receive special protected status. For example, Article 8(2) of the Rome Statute
prohibits “intentionally directing attacks against” hospitals provided “they are not military objectives.” Article 11 of the Second Protocol to the Geneva Conventions
provides that medical units shall be “protected at all times.”
However, this protection ceases if they are “used to commit hostile acts.”
These rules of international law are
recognized by Israel and implemented during its conflict with Hamas in Gaza.
Hamas, a ruthless terrorist organization, operates without any regard to the norms of international law or value of human life, with a
longstanding practice of systematically embedding their operations in hospitals, using civilians as human shields and building military tunnels underneath hospitals.
