Yitzhar Hoffman, an Israeli officer in the elite Shaldag Unit, is believed to have been the commander responsible for the besiegement and storming of Al-Shifa Hospital in November 2023.
The attack on Al-Shifa was one of the bloodiest chapters of the war, compared to the Israeli strike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City where hundreds were killed.
Israel justified its attack on Al-Shifa by describing it as the headquarters of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas. Yet, no such headquarters were found, however hard Daniel Hagari, the mouthpiece of the Israeli army, tried to convince his audiences.