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The Geneva Conventions protect hospitals during war. But the safeguard isn't absolute

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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. (AP)
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. (AP)

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