Gaza media office denies claims Hamas fighters were killed at al-Shifa hospital

The government media office in Gaza has denied Israeli claims that scores of Hamas fighters were killed at al-Shifa hospital.

Israel's military said that 90 "terrorists" were killed at the medical complex, "while preventing harm to civilians, patients, medical teams, and medical equipment". Two Israeli soldiers were also killed during the raid. 

Ismail al-Thawabta, director of Gaza's government media office, said those killed were wounded patients and displaced people. 

"The Israeli occupation army practises lying and deception in spreading its narrative as part of justifying its continuous and law-breaking crimes, which violate international law, international humanitarian law," he told Reuters.