Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) conducted a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, arresting over 240 people suspected of being Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists. The raid, which followed the evacuation of 350 patients and staff, resulted in a clash where the IDF reported 19 terrorists killed, while the Hamas-run health ministry claimed around 50 deaths, including medical staff. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the hospital director and vocal critic of the war, was also arrested.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has repeatedly criticized the Israel Defense Forces’ actions, including in opinion pieces he wrote for the New York Times.by the Israel i military on Saturday on the suspicion of being a “ Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists,” the IDF said.Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital and critic of the war, was arrested on Saturday by the IDF .
Prior to the raid, the IDF facilitated the evacuation of 350 patients, caregivers and staffers in the hospital, Israel said. Soldiers then entered the hospital and forced everyone remaining to leave. Safiya’s whereabouts remain unknown following his arrest on Saturday, triggering outcry from humanitarian groups who slammed the raid as effectively shutting down the last major hospital in war torn northern Gaza, where the IDF continues to struggle to eradicate Hamas.
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