Palm Sunday strike on Gaza hospital draws Christian condemnation

A hospital in Gaza was intentionally hit by the Israeli military on Palm Sunday prompting widespread condemnations from Christian groups in the Middle East.

The Israeli Defense Forces claimed in a statement Sunday that it had dismantled an alleged Hamas "command and control center" operating inside the al-Ahli Hospital.

Without publishing evidence, the IDF claimed Hamas fighters used the hospital to "plan and execute terror attacks" against Israel. Israel's previous claims that hospitals have been used by Hamas have been refuted by authorities and questioned by the media.