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Israeli forces detained dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.
"Israeli forces detained dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, the enclave's Health Ministry said."
Israel has long said that Hamassholes are hiding among the most vulnerable, including in children's schools and hospitals, using these locations as shields where they can accuse Israel of targeting civilians during operations aimed at finding hostages and eliminating terrorists.
"Israel has long contended Hamas terrorists are hiding among the most vulnerable, including children's schools and hospitals, seeking refuge in places where they can blame Israel for attacks seeking to find detained hostages and root out terrorists."
The Israeli military raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, ordering the evacuation of dozens of patients and hundreds of others, and detained medical staff, including the hospital's director, Hussam Abu Safiya:
"The Israeli military raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya on Friday, ordering dozens of patients and hundreds of others to evacuate and detaining medical staff including the facility's director, Hussam Abu Safiya."
The Health Ministry expressed concern over the well-being of Abu Safiya. "The Health Ministry said it was not clear what was happening to Abu Safiya, adding it was concerned about his well-being after some of the staff freed by the army late Friday reported that he was beaten up by soldiers."
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the detainees.
The raid put the last major health facility in north Gaza out of service, according to the World Health Organisation's post on X:
"The raid on the hospital, one of three medical facilities on the northern edge of Gaza, put the last major health facility in north Gaza out of service, the World Health Organisation said in a post on X."
Some patients were moved to the Indonesian Hospital, which is not operational, while others were taken to a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. Some freed staff members reached the Al-Ahly Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.
The Israeli military stated that, "The Israeli military said on Friday that Hamas fighters had operated from Kamal Adwan Hospital throughout the 15-month-old war and had made the site a key stronghold."
However, Hamas, as usual, denied these claims. "Hamas dismissed this as 'lies,' saying there were no fighters in the hospital."
The Gaza Health Ministry reported 18 Palestinian deaths from Israeli strikes on Saturday, with nine in Maghazi camp. "The Gaza Health Ministry also said Israeli strikes across the enclave killed 18 Palestinians on Saturday, at least nine of them in a house in Maghazi camp in central Gaza Strip."
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced operations in Beit Hanoun.
"The Israeli military said on Saturday it had begun operating overnight against targets in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza.
"The Israeli military said on Saturday it had begun operating overnight against targets in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza.
"Troops are enabling civilians still in the area to move away for their own safety," they added.
In recent months, the IDF have been pushing people out and demolishing areas around Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahiya, leading to accusations from Palestinians of ethnic cleansing to establish a buffer zone.
Israel countered these claims, "Palestinians have accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing by depopulating those areas to create a buffer zone. Israel denies it is doing this, saying it aims to prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping in these areas."
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