Israeli forces stormed a hospital in northern Gaza, forcing the evacuation of patients. Two other medical facilities in the area were also targeted. Officials at the hospitals resisted orders to evacuate, citing the ongoing Israeli military offensive.
Israel i troops forced the evacuation of patients from a north Gaza hospital, the health ministry said. Munir Al-Bursh, director of the ministry for health in the Hamas -run Gaza Strip, said the Israel i army had ordered hospital officials to evacuate it on Monday, before storming it in the early hours of Tuesday and forcing those inside to leave. He said two other medical facilities in northern Gaza , Al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals, were also subject to frequent assaults by Israel i troops.
An Israeli security official said the area was a Hamas stronghold. “Kamal Adwan is at the heart of the most complex fighting in Jabaliya,” he said. “We are being very careful.” Officials at the three hospitals have so far refused orders by Israel to evacuate their facilities or leave patients unattended since the new military offensive began on October 5th. Israel says it has been facilitating the delivery of medical supplies, fuel and the transfer of patients to other hospitals in the enclave during that period in collaboration with international agencies such as the International Red Cross. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, said they resisted a new order by the army to evacuate hundreds of patients, their companions and staff, adding that the hospital has been under constant Israeli fire that damaged generators, oxygen pumps and parts of the building. Meanwhile, Israeli bombardment continued elsewhere in the enclave and medics said at least nine Palestinians, including a member of the civil emergency service, were killed in four separate military strikes across on Tuesday. The war in Gaza was triggered by Hamas’ October 7th, 2023, attack on southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's campaign against Hamas has since killed more than 45,200 Palestinians, according to health officials in the Hamas-run enclave
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