The Israeli service said its forces were carrying out an operation on Wednesday against Hamas within Gaza’s biggest sanitarium, Al Shifa. In a statement, the service said” Grounded on intelligence information and a functional necessity, IDF forces are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area in the Shifa Hospital.” Palestinian zealots have a command centre at Al-Shifa sanitarium in Gaza, the White House said Tuesday, backing up a crucial Israeli defence for its military moves on the installation. Hamas and Islamic Jihad” operate a command and control knot from Al-Shifa in Gaza City,” John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson told journalists, citing US intelligence sources. Israeli tanks have taken up positions outside Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza City’s main medical centre, which Israel says sits atop coverts housing a headquarters for Hamas fighters who are using cases as securities. Hamas denies the Israeli claim. The death risk at Al-Shifa Hospital rose to 34, including seven babies as the installation suffered energy dearths. further than 11,000 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and minors, have been killed since the war began, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. About 2,700 people have been reported missing. Meanwhile, 1,200 people have been killed on the Israeli side, substantially in the original Hamas attack. Stay with TOI for live updates