Israeli forces dressed in disguise kill 3 in raid at hospital in West Bank
The Palestinian Ministry of Health on Tuesday released security camera footage showing Israeli forces in disguise as they raid a hospital in the occupied West Bank overnight.
In the video, Israeli troops are seen dressed as doctors and patients while holding rifles and walking through the corridors of Ibn Sina Hospital in the city of Jenin. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said three people were killed during the raid, which it called a "flagrant violation of all international norms and laws."
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the overnight raid in a statement early Tuesday, saying it was a "joint" operation between the IDF, the Israel Security Agency and the Israel Police. The IDF later clarified to ABC News that its soldiers were not involved in physically carrying out the raid.
In the initial statement, the IDF said security forces "neutralized" three "terrorists" who were "hiding" inside Ibn Sina Hospital, one of whom was a member of Hamas and was allegedly planning an attack "inspired by the October 7th massacre."
"For a long time, wanted suspects have been hiding in hospitals and using them as a base for planning terrorist activities and carrying out terror attacks, while they assume that the exploitation of hospitals will serve as protection against counterterrorism activities of Israeli security forces," the IDF added. "This is another example of the cynical use of civilian areas and hospitals as shelters and human shields by terrorist organisations."
-ABC News' Helena Skinner, Joe Simonetti and Morgan Winsor