{"id":133176,"date":"2026-08-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133176"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:32:45","slug":"24-00-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=133176","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Uses Gaza Hospital for Torture, Interrogation of Palestinians, IDF Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/08\/20\/hamas-uses-gaza-hospital-torture-interrogation-palestinians-idf-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hamas Uses Gaza Hospital for Torture, Interrogation of Palestinians, IDF Says<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Algemeiner Staff<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-26-132345.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Members of Hamas cracking down on Gazans. Photo: Screenshot from X account of Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hamas has been using Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/04\/09\/palestinian-islamic-jihad-spokesman-all-gaza-hospitals-taken-over-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to torture and interrogate Palestinians<\/a>, according to Israeli authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security agency released a joint statement on Thursday saying they can now reveal intelligence showing that Hamas \u201cconducts security interrogations and torture\u201d at the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to the statement,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/08\/14\/palestinian-support-hamas-falls-new-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas \u201csees an erosion in its support<\/a> among the residents of the Gaza Strip and fears that it will lose its grip on the population,\u201d causing the Palestinian terrorist group to ramp up its efforts to intimidate Gazans and crush any dissent.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2090408571225711007&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.algemeiner.com%2F2026%2F08%2F20%2Fhamas-uses-gaza-hospital-torture-interrogation-palestinians-idf-says%2F&amp;sessionId=b97fb6e928f92dc99d53f19567e1244ce267dab5&amp;siteScreenName=Algemeiner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" width=\"650\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2090408571225711007\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hamas, which fully ruled Gaza before its Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of and massacre across Israel that launched the ensuing war, now controls roughly 40 percent of the enclave, in accordance with an\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/12\/03\/dead-arrival-inside-breakdown-second-phase-gaza-ceasefire-hamass-resurgent-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2025 ceasefire<\/a>\u00a0that left the Israeli military in control of more than half the territory. Most of the Palestinian enclave\u2019s population lives in the part under Hamas\u2019s rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAccording to the information we have, in the Yassin building, on the second floor of the hospital\u2019s outpatient clinics, investigations are being conducted by Hamas\u2019s internal security and military intelligence. Moreover, Hamas exploits the hospital as a center of government, regardless of its medical function, for interrogations, torture, and the collection of funds,\u201d the Israeli statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cNasser Hospital continues to serve as Hamas\u2019s main military infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip,\u201d the IDF and Shin Bet added. \u201cHospital patients and staff witness the regular presence of Hamas operatives, some of them masked, in various areas of the hospital compound.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The statement came months after the international humanitarian group\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/02\/13\/doctors-without-borders-admits-gaza-hospital-used-militants-halts-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctors Without Borders publicly acknowledged<\/a>\u00a0in January that armed individuals \u2014 many of them masked \u2014 were present inside the large compound of Nasser Hospital, citing intimidation of patients, arbitrary arrests, and suspected weapons movement as reasons for halting some of its work there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The admission appeared to corroborate claims long asserted by Israeli authorities about the use of medical facilities by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an allied terrorist group, during the conflict in Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For many months, the Israeli government and military have claimed that Hamas and other armed groups used hospitals \u2014 including Nasser \u2014 as shelter and operational bases, allegations that Palestinian authorities and many humanitarian organizations have rejected. In February 2024, IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said the military had \u201ccredible intelligence\u201d that Hamas held Israeli hostages at Nasser Hospital at one point and that there may have been bodies of hostages currently hidden there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>The Algemeiner<\/em>\u00a0has previously documented claims acknowledged by the Palestinian Authority that Hamas summoned Gazans to the Nasser compound for interrogations and that militants threatened hospital staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Terrorists from both Hamas and PIJ have\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2025\/01\/23\/hamas-terrorists-admit-israeli-hostages-held-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confessed that they took over hospitals<\/a>\u00a0across the enclave, using the medical facilities to hide military activities, launch attacks, and hold hostages kidnapped during their Oct. 7 attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The latest Israeli statement comes as the US seeks to move forward to the next phase of last year\u2019s ceasefire, an effort that would require Hamas to disarm and relinquish control of Gaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">However, Hamas has repeatedly refused to give up its weapons and taken advantage of the pause in fighting by tightening its control over civilian life while simultaneously rebuilding its military capabilities behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As part of this effort, the Palestinian terrorist group has been gradually\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/04\/23\/hamas-exploits-gaza-ceasefire-rebuild-military-power-tighten-civilian-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reestablishing its civilian governance<\/a>\u00a0structures across the war-torn enclave, through checkpoints, strict regulation of goods, and control over key public institutions, including hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Hamas has also been reactivating internal security mechanisms to enforce day-to-day order, while conducting extensive intelligence operations aimed at identifying alleged \u201ccollaborators with Israel\u201d and suppressing any opposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In June, armed Hamas operatives arrested Gazans in the streets and rounded up others at hospitals as the Islamist group\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/06\/26\/hamas-crushes-planned-gaza-protests-kidnappings-death-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moved to suppress planned protests<\/a>\u00a0calling for an end to its rule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe IDF warns the residents of the Gaza Strip \u2013 Hamas is afraid of losing control of the Gaza Strip, and therefore uses hospitals, schools and other civilian facilities for its own needs and harms them in areas intended to serve them,\u201d the military and Shin Bet said in Thursday\u2019s statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, an independent Palestinian polling and research institute, released a survey showing a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/08\/14\/palestinian-support-hamas-falls-new-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significant decline in support for Hamas<\/a>\u00a0in both Gaza and the West Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas Uses Gaza Hospital for Torture, Interrogation of Palestinians, IDF Says Algemeiner Staff Members of Hamas cracking down on Gazans. 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