IDF and Shin Bet Reveal Hamas Torture Interrogations Inside Khan Younis Hospital
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet disclosed on August 20, 2026, that Hamas is conducting torture interrogations within the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The hospital continues to serve as a key military base for Hamas, with militants, some masked, maintaining a permanent presence throughout the facility. This militarization creates an atmosphere of fear, adversely affecting patients, medical staff, and service providers.
The interrogation center is located in a building within the hospital complex that has previously functioned as offices, a cafeteria, and a prayer room. Hamas has repurposed it into a detention and torture site. The IDF and Shin Bet highlighted that Hamas’s exploitation of civilian infrastructure like hospitals for military purposes violates international law, which prohibits such use.
Israeli authorities warned Gaza residents that Hamas fears losing control over the territory and is therefore increasingly using civilian institutions, including hospitals and schools, for military operations, endangering the civilian population and the facilities meant to serve them. This revelation comes amid reports of eroding support for Hamas within Gaza.
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