### [2026-08-20](/feed/2026/08/20/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The Israel Defense Forces accuses Hamas of using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to carry out interrogations and torture Palestinians. 




### Sources:

1. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-906118)

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