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Greg Myre

Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute

An injured Palestinian boy is carried away in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike outside the entrance of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3. Israel said it targeted Hamas members using an ambulance to leave the hospital. Hamas denied this. Hospital officials said 13 people were killed and dozens injured. (Abed Khaled/AP)

TEL AVIV, Israel — Is a hospital ever a legitimate military target?

Hospitals in Gaza have suffered repeated damage in the Israel-Hamas war, and their protected status is a source of fierce disagreement between Israelis and Palestinians.

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