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presented by the IDF for military use of the basement included a motorcycle with a bullet hole, ropes, and baby bottles. The IDF said the ropes indicated a hostage had been tied to a chair, and they said the baby bottles indicated a baby had been held hostage in the hospital basement. Improvised toilets were also found, which, according to the IDF, signified infrastructure to hold hostages, as well as an alleged tunnel entrance.
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device at the Al-Rantisi hospital. This initiative, a result of a collaboration with the
Palestinian power company Mayet Al Ahel, aimed to provide clean and safe off-grid drinking water for the pediatric hospital's staff and patients. The project, led by
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a cache of weapons and explosives in the basement of the hospital, which was reportedly disconnected from the main medical facility. CNN quoted the
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A Light From Zion: Why
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