10-28-2024, 02:06 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: 1000 miles from nowhere
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https://apple.news/A5Fv5b1hLR4ickGw1s37r5g
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Only one doctor remains at Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital following a days-long Israeli raid, a spokesman for the Hamas-run health ministry has said.
In a video statement, Dr Khalil Daqran urged international organisations to send medical staff to the hospital in the north of the strip, saying patients there were bleeding to death for lack of proper care.
On Monday, Israel said its forces had detained about 100 "terrorists" at the hospital before withdrawing.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the hospital, inside Jabalia refugee camp, had been used by Hamas - claims denied by local health officials.
Mr Daqran said: "Two days ago, the army stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital, causing widespread destruction: setting large parts on fire, destroying the hospital’s entrances, and demolishing surrounding walls.
"Patients and medical staff were assaulted, with many patients and companions arrested, along with most of the medical staff.
"The fate of 30 medical personnel remains unknown.
"The army has removed the hospital from service entirely, destroying all its contents. There are now no medicines, medical supplies or food within the hospital."
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had completed a "precise operation against a Hamas terrorist stronghold" in the hospital.
The IDF said it had taken steps to minimise civilian casualties and facilitated the evacuation of the hospital. It added that troops found weapons, cash and documents belonging to Hamas during the raid.
Some Hamas militants, including some linked to last year's 7 October attacks, disguised themselves as medical staff, the IDF said.
The Israeli raid injured medics and killed patients at the hospital, health officials said.
The Israeli army published a video purporting to show the interrogation of an ambulance driver who had worked at Kamal Adwan Hospital.
In the video, the authenticity of which could not be verified by the BBC, the alleged driver's face is blurred. The man says Hamas militants operated in the hospital.
He says Hamas used ambulances to transport militants to their missions and adds: "We have had enough. [Hamas] are stationed in the hospitals, stationed in the schools."
The northern Gaza Strip is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of civilians living in increasingly desperate conditions.
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