According to leaked Hamas documents published by NGO Monitor, Hamas admitted to embedding itself in Gaza hospitals in its internal communications.
“Hamas ministry documents, dated February and March 2020, detail Hamas’ strategy of embedding its military infrastructure, fighters, and leadership within hospitals and medical facilities in Gaza.”
Some of the report’s key findings, which are taken from documents belonging to the Hamas Ministry of Interior and National Security (MoINS) are:
One MoINS document stated that Gazan “health facilities are a place of gathering for the wounded during times of escalation, and these wounded cases (i.e. people) hold sensitive positions in the resistance. Furthermore, these health facilities are a place of gathering for numerous leaders of the [Hamas] movement and the government during times of escalation.”