While IDF spokesperson Hagari blamed Hezbollah for escalating Lebanon into a war, he also said that Israel did not rule out diplomatic conduits to cease the conflict.
Security forces have killed approximately 90 terrorists in the area, as well as questioned over 300 suspects near the compound.
The fighters engaged with terrorists in face-to-face combat and eliminated them.
Mabhough has been in charge of all of Hamas's internal security forces both during the war and during peacetime.
The IDF said senior Hamas terrorists had regrouped inside the hospital and were using it to command attacks against Israel, full cabinet was not updated of operation in advance.
"It's gone completely out of service," the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra said.
The tunnel under Shifa Hospital spanned over 250 meters, led to significant Hamas terrorist infrastructure and was a base for carrying out terror operations.
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