Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday released a video that shows hostages being brought to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city on October 7, following Hamas' surprise attack on southern Israel. According to the IDF, a Thai and a Nepalese civilian were abducted from Israeli territory. One of the clips, which has a timestamp of October 7, shows a man wearing shorts and a shirt, being dragged by five men.

"EXPOSED: This is documentation from Shifa Hospital from the day of the massacre, October 7, 2023, between the hours of 10:42 AM and 11:01 AM in which hostages, a Nepalese civilian and a Thai civilian, were abducted from Israeli territory are seen surrounded by armed Hamas terrorists. One of the hostages is injured and is being carried on a hospital bed and the other is walking," read the caption of the video.

"These findings prove that the Hamas terrorist organisation used the Shifa Hospital complex on the day of the October 7 Massacre as terrorist infrastructure," it added.

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(With inputs from agencies)


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