Israel Defence Forces deny ordering evacuation of al Shifa Hospital | Israel-Hamas war

IDF international spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner has denied ordering people in al Shifa Hospital or Khan Younis to evacuate and said the south of Gaza is "safer" for people.

Lieutenant Colonel Lerner said "Hamas are hiding behind civilians" and that there's no time limit on ground operations within Gaza - adding it will likely be "a long battle".

Read more: https://news.sky.com/israel-hamas-war

#israelhamaswar #gaza #skynews

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales