Hamas Rejects Israeli Claims of Military Use of Gaza Hospitals as Pretext for Destruction

The Palestinian group Hamas has categorically rejected Israeli allegations that medical facilities in the Gaza Strip are being used for military purposes. In a formal statement released on Sunday, the movement warned that these recurrent accusations are designed to manufacture pretexts for the Israeli military to systematically target and destroy what remains of the enclave's crippled healthcare infrastructure.

According to the group's leadership, the systematic targeting of medical centers constitutes a grave violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. Hamas emphasized that international observers, rights organizations, and local health officials have consistently refuted claims that underground networks or command hubs operate within active patient facilities, noting that hundreds of medical personnel and patients have already been killed during ground operations and airstrikes since October 2023.

The health sector in Gaza has reached catastrophic thresholds, with the World Health Organization repeatedly confirming that only a fraction of the region's 36 hospitals remain even partially operational. Severe shortages of specialized medical supplies, electricity, potable water, and fuel have forced remaining facilities to suspend elective procedures, leaving critical trauma care severely compromised across both northern and central governorates.

International organizations continue to urge immediate independent monitoring to inspect civilian facilities and safeguard medical infrastructure from sustained attacks. As military operations persist throughout the territory, global humanitarian agencies warn that any further degradation of hospital capacity will result in unmanageable civilian mortality across the Gaza Strip.