---
title: "Fact check: The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital dismantled Hamas's hold of Jabalya, while the Jewish Virtual Library notes Israel asserts it attacks hospitals that Hamas uses as command bases."
description: "The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital dismantled Hamas's hold of Jabalya, while the Jewish Virtual Library notes Israel asserts it attacks hospitals that Hamas uses as command bases."
url: "https://hasbara.co.il/facts-myths/myth-kamal-adwan-hospital-operation"
type: "fact-check"
locale: "en"
published: "2026-11-10T16:11:04.000Z"
updated: "2026-11-10T18:19:17.984Z"
categories: ["idf-military-operations"]
---

# Fact check: The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital dismantled Hamas's hold of Jabalya, while the Jewish Virtual Library notes Israel asserts it attacks hospitals that Hamas uses as command bases.

*The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital dismantled Hamas's hold of Jabalya, while the Jewish Virtual Library notes Israel asserts it attacks hospitals that Hamas uses as command bases.*

## Myth

Israel illegally attacked Kamal Adwan Hospital to kill civilians.

## Fact

The Jerusalem Post reported that the IDF's raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital dismantled Hamas's hold of Jabalya, while the Jewish Virtual Library notes Israel asserts it attacks hospitals that Hamas uses as command bases.

## Military Exploitation of Medical Facilities

According to the Jewish Virtual Library , Israel has targeted specific medical compounds across Gaza because Hamas systematically co-opts these facilities as command-and-control installations, relying on the presence of civilians to shield its combat activities from defensive measures.

## The Kamal Adwan Hospital Operation

As detailed by The Jerusalem Post citing Israeli reporting, Master Sergeant (Res.) G. explained that the complex was deliberately arranged to simulate normal hospital activities.

## Combat Realities and Inconsistent Accusations

The Jerusalem Post reported that an IDF soldier was killed during the operation to take Kamal Adwan Hospital.

The Jewish Virtual Library underscores the glaring logical contradiction in public allegations surrounding hospital operations. External narratives routinely quote personnel who claim total ignorance of military activity within the complex, asserting that combatants do not exist on the premises. Yet these same accounts report violent gun battles erupting throughout the facilities once Israeli soldiers arrive.

## Evaluating Context and Civilian Impact

## Sources

- [jewishvirtuallibrary.org](https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/myths-facts-online-exclusives)
- [jpost.com](https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-835282)
- [jpost.com](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-836040)
- [timesofisrael.com](https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-ambassadors-farewell-warning-you-cant-ignore-the-impact-of-this-war-on-future-us-policymakers/?utm_source=The+Daily+Edition&utm_campaign=daily-edition-2025-01-12&utm_medium=email)
- [nytimes.com](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/world/middleeast/kamal-adwan-hospital-hamas-video.html)
- [middleeasteye.net](https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-kill-gaza-rescue-worker-boy-and-another-palestinian)