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Israel releases footage of drone exploring 'huge 55m-long Hamas tunnel under al-Shifa hospital' - hours after troops said they discovered at least 35 tunnel shafts hiding weapons under more affluent areas of Gaza City
Officials said it had discovered a deep staircase equipped with 'various defence mechanisms' including a blast-proof door with a firing hole claiming the terror group were using the entrance to block out Israeli forces.
Israel has long claimed the hospital - which is the largest in the Palestinian enclave - functions as a command complex for Hamas, with a network of tunnels running deep below used for both ammunition storage and planning.
Palestinian officials at the hospital have denied the claims and insisted the complex is used solely for medical reasons and in recent days it has become a shelter for refugees.
As the war enters its seventh week, the hospital has become a central location in the bloody conflict, with Israeli soldiers storming into the hospital on Wednesday.
The forces said it had found the bodies of two hostages - Israeli soldier Noa Marciano, 19, and cancer patient Yehudit Weiss, 65, - in a building next to the hospital. Officials say others were most likely kept there.
Earlier in the week Israel claimed an entrance to another tunnel shaft had been discovered but tonight marks the first time any video has been made public.
The video came just hours after Israeli forces said it found 35 tunnel shafts throughout Gaza and raided the luxury homes of Hamas terrorists, seizing various weapons.
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