Barak, who was Israel’s prime minister from 1999 to 2001, responded, “decades ago, we were running the place, so we helped them.” The Gaza Strip has been controlled by Hamas since 2007.
“It was many decades ago…that we helped them build these bunkers in order to enable more space for the operation of the hospital within the very limited size of these compounds.”
Following a pause, Amanpour seemed surprised and struggled to find her next words. “That’s sort of thrown me a little bit.”
…speaking of which:
Israel Built Bunker Under Shifa Hospital, Ex-Israeli PM Says