Israeli forces detained the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, amidst ongoing airstrikes that resulted in nine deaths, including children. The Israeli military claims Hamas militants were using the hospital, but Palestinian officials and hospital staff deny these allegations.
Israel 's army detained the director of one of northern Gaza 's last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people, including children, Palestinian medical officials said Saturday. Israel 's military alleged that Hamas militants were using the facility and said over 240 people were detained. Gaza 's Health Ministry said Dr.
Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested Friday along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation center. The ministry said Israeli troops stormed the hospital and forced many staff and patients outside and told them to strip in winter weather, according to the ministry. Israel's military on Saturday confirmed it detained the hospital director and called him a suspected Hamas operative while providing no evidence. It said it encircled the hospital and special forces entered and found weapons in the area. It said militants fired on its forces and they were 'eliminated.' On Friday, the military denied it had entered or set fire to the hospital complex but acknowledged it had ordered people outside. The military repeated claims that Hamas militants operate inside Kamal Adwan but provided no evidence. Hospital officials have denied that. The hospital has been hit multiple times over the past three months by Israeli troops waging an offensive in largely isolated northern Gaza against Hamas fighters it says have regrouped. The health ministry said a strike on the hospital earlier this week killed five medical personnel. MedGlobal, the humanitarian organization for which Abu Safiya worked, said Friday it was gravely concerned about him. It said the incident follows the October detention of five other staff, calling it an 'alarming and egregious pattern of targeting medical personnel and spaces.' Israel's nearly 15-month-old campaign of bombardment and ground offensives has devastated Gaza's health secto
Israel Gaza Hamas Hospital Airstrikes
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israel Detains Gaza Hospital Director Amidst Fiery Hospital RaidIsraeli forces forcefully removed patients and staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, sparking fires across the facility. The hospital's director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, was detained. Israel claims the hospital was a Hamas stronghold and facilitated the evacuation of civilians before the operation, while Gaza's health ministry condemned the raid and the ensuing casualties.
Read more »
Israel committing war crimes in northern Gaza: Israeli ex-defence minister'I have to warn about what is happening there (in northern Gaza) and what they are trying to hide from us, where they are committing war crimes,' Moshe Yaalon says.
Read more »
Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostageOmer Neutra, 21, was an IDF soldier killed during Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
Read more »
American-Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza was ‘killed on October 7,’ Israel saysThe Israeli military on Monday confirmed the death of American Israeli soldier Omer Maxim Neutra.
Read more »
Haaretz accuses Israel of indiscriminately killing civilians in Gaza, citing Israeli soldiersIn a new report, Amnesty International concludes: 'Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.' Paul O'Brien, the Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, joins Chris Hayes to discuss.
Read more »
Israel's Gaza Genocide Enters 444th Day, UN and Lebanon Call for Israeli WithdrawalThe ongoing conflict in Gaza sees the death toll escalate, with UN and Lebanese officials urging for Israel's swift withdrawal from Lebanon. Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu indicates progress in negotiations for hostage release.
Read more »