The head of the Kamal Adwan hospital says obeying the order to shut down was 'next to impossible' because there were not enough ambulances to get patients out
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The head of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, Husam Abu Safiya, told Reuters via text message that obeying the order to shut down was “next to impossible” because there were not enough ambulances to get patients out. The Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment on Abu Safiya’s remarks. On Friday it said it had sent fuel and food supplies to the hospital and helped evacuate more than 100 patients and caregivers to other Gaza hospitals, some in coordination with the Red Cross, for their own safety.
Israel says its operation around three communities on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip – Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabalia – is targeting Hamas militants. Palestinians accuse Israel of seeking to permanently depopulate the area to create a buffer zone, which Israel denies. The Israeli military said in a statement that strike targeted Hamas militants operating from a command centre embedded inside the school. It said fighters used the place to plan and execute attacks against Israeli forces. Hamas denies its forces operate among civilians.
Mediators have stepped up efforts in recent weeks to secure a ceasefire in Gaza after months when talks were frozen.
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