In the ruins of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

GAZA CITY — Gaza the biggest hospital has has been empty. Combat bulldozers to have moved sand In THE course. THE buildings are scorched. He the smells as the death. Israeli commandos drawn out Before dawn on Monday.

A sprawling medical Campus that housed maternity districts, surgery sequels And emergency pieces has has been Above all destroy After two weeks of intense assault by Israeli troops to fight Hamas activists WHO Israel said were barricade themselves inside THE complex.

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Spokesperson For THE Israel Defense Forces brought A handle of stranger journalists In THE compound Sunday afternoon, just hours Before THE last special forces troops withdrew. A journalist And photographer Since THE Washington Job were there.

THE FDI Free A narrow see — A pinhole, Really — but What We saw was destruction on A massive ladder. Military censors did not goodbye OUR words Or photos.

He East hard has exaggerate THE importance of al-Shifa, Or THE duel stories of This war to have converged.

THE hospital has served as A tag of refuge And resilience For Palestinians. THE Israelis describe he as A gathering indicate And order center For The Terrorists WHO used THE doctors And the patients as human shields.

THE staff WHO to have work hard has al-Shifa said they just research has care For THE sick And wounded. "We are doctors: OUR job East has to treat people. We to have Nothing has TO DO with This," said Amr Fawzi Djedba, A 31 years vascular surgeon, WHO spoke has THE Job In THE early days of THE raid.

As We emerged Since THE without window armored staff carriers that brought We has THE site, THE First of all see was sand, And, For A moment, there was silence. Gaza City, more rubble NOW that city, was calm.

SO We heard small arms fire.