Operation Iron Swords
Updated to 1 p.m., November 20, 2023

The southern arena: IDF forces continued the integrated ground maneuver, focusing mainly
on the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City. Palestinian officials reported IDF activity at the
Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. The IDF spokesman exposed Hamas terrorist
activity inside Shifa Hospital, including a 55 meter (about 60 yards) tunnel passing directly
under the hospital intended for Hamas activity. He also revealed that Israeli abductees had
arrived at the hospital and that one of them was murdered within its walls. Hamas denied the
reports.