Hamas uses Nasser Hospital for torture

The Israel Defense Forces and Israel — Shabak released a joint statement on Thursday revealing intelligence that Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, for interrogations and torture of Palestinians. According to the statement, Hamas's internal security and military intelligence conduct interrogations on the second floor of the hospital's outpatient clinics, and the hospital serves as a center of governance for purposes including interrogations, torture, and collecting money. The IDF and Israel — Shabak said Hamas is exploiting the hospital as a major military infrastructure, with patients and staff witnessing masked operatives in the compound. The statement characterized these actions as a violation of international law prohibiting military use of hospitals. This comes amid reports of declining support for Hamas among Gazans, and follows earlier acknowledgments by Médecins Sans Frontières of armed men at the hospital. The allegations are part of a broader pattern of Hamas using civilian infrastructure, and occur as the US seeks to advance the ceasefire that requires Hamas to disarm.