The second floor of Nasser Hospital is used as a terrorist headquarters for Hamas. Citizens are prohibited. It is used by Hamas commanders, including Muhammad Abu Ismail, the commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade who was the target of an attack earlier today.
Dozens of hostages were held captive in Nasser Hospital, and Muhammad Abu Ismail was responsible for holding many of them, including: Nimrod Cohen, Matan Zangaukar, Idan Alexander, Avra Mengistu, Major General Assaf Hammi, First Sergeant Oz Daniel and Captain Omar Nutra.
The precise attack was specifically aimed at the room from which the brigade commander and the other terrorists conducted terrorist activity. The IDF warned in the past, on several occasions, that activity at the hospital must be stopped. Hamas refused.