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Israel forcibly evacuates Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza Israel forcibly evacuates Gaza hospital and detains medical staff
(about 11 hours later)
A wounded Palestinian man evacuated from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza is brought to Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital
The last major functioning hospital in northern Gaza was forcibly evacuated by the Israeli military on Friday after dozens of people were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes targeting the area.
Medical staff, including the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, have also been detained, Gaza health officials said on Saturday.
The hospital director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, was among the first to report that about 50 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes targeting the vicinity of the hospital on Friday.
The IDF had said it was carrying out an operation in the area, alleging the hospital was a "Hamas terrorist stronghold".
On Friday, patients at the hospital were forcibly moved to the nearby Indonesian Hospital which doctors warn is damaged and unsuitable due to a lack of power generators and water.
Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan, told the BBC the military had ordered the evacuation around 07:00 on Friday, giving the hospital about 15 minutes to move patients and staff into the courtyard.
Israeli troops then entered the hospital and removed the remaining patients, he said.
The IDF said it had "facilitated the secure evacuation of civilians, patients and medical personnel" before beginning the operation.
Photo dated 25 December: Palestinians search for victims after an Israeli strike on the courtyard of Kamal Adwan HospitalPhoto dated 25 December: Palestinians search for victims after an Israeli strike on the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital
One of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals has been forcibly evacuated by the Israeli military, medics say, after dozens of people were reportedly killed in Israeli strikes targeting the area around the healthcare facility. Seriously ill patients were moved to the nearby Indonesian Hospital, itself evacuated earlier in the week, which medics have described as non-functional.
Eid Sabbah, head of the nursing department at Kamal Adwan hospital, told the BBC that at about 07:00 on Friday, the military gave the administration 15 minutes to evacuate patients and staff into its courtyard. "You can't call it a hospital, it's more of a shelter. It's not equipped for patients," Gaza's deputy minister of health, Dr Abu-Al Rish, told the BBC on Friday.
Israeli troops subsequently entered the hospital and were removing the remaining patients, he said. Dr Sabbah, from Kamal Adwan Hospital, said: "It's dangerous because there are patients in the ICU department in a coma and in need of ventilation machines and moving them will put them in danger."
The Israeli military said on Friday afternoon that it was carrying out an operation in the area of the hospital, which it called a "Hamas terrorist stronghold". He had said critically ill patients needed to be moved in specialised vehicles.
Israeli troops had "facilitated the secure evacuation of civilians, patients and medical personnel" from the hospital before beginning the operation, it added.
The military did not say where the patients would be moved. But earlier in the week, an Israeli official said that they intended to relocate those at Kamal Adwan hospital to the nearby Indonesian hospital, which was itself evacuated by the military on Tuesday.
Dr Sabbah said "it's dangerous because there are patients in the ICU department in a coma and in need of ventilation machines and moving them will put them in danger".
"If the army intends to continue removing these patients, they will need specialised vehicles."
Dr Yousef Abu-Al Rish, Gaza's deputy minister of health, later told the BBC that patients in a serious condition had been taken to the Indonesian hospital, which he said is not functioning due to there being no generators or water.
"You can't call it a hospital, it's more of a shelter. It's not equipped for patients," Dr Abu-Al Rish said.
The World Health Organization said the raid "has put this last major health facility in north Gaza out of service".The World Health Organization said the raid "has put this last major health facility in north Gaza out of service".
"Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid," it posted on X on Friday evening. "Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid," it posted on X on Friday.
Nadav Shoshani, international spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said in a post on Friday evening on X that a "small fire broke out in an empty building inside the hospital that is under control".Nadav Shoshani, international spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said in a post on Friday evening on X that a "small fire broke out in an empty building inside the hospital that is under control".
This was when IDF troops were not inside the hospital, he said, adding that "after preliminary examination, no connection was found between IDF activity to the fire".This was when IDF troops were not inside the hospital, he said, adding that "after preliminary examination, no connection was found between IDF activity to the fire".
It comes hours after the director of Kamal Adwan hospital said that approximately 50 people had been killed, including five medical staff, in a series of Israeli air strikes targeting the vicinity of the hospital. The director of Kamal Adwan hospital had said on Friday that approximately 50 people had been killed, including five medical staff, in a series of Israeli air strikes targeting the vicinity of the hospital.
The statement from Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said a building opposite the hospital was targeted by Israeli warplanes, leading to the death of a paediatrician and a lab technician, as well as their families.The statement from Dr Hussam Abu Safiya said a building opposite the hospital was targeted by Israeli warplanes, leading to the death of a paediatrician and a lab technician, as well as their families.
He said a third staff member who worked as a maintenance technician was targeted and killed as he rushed to the scene of the first strike.He said a third staff member who worked as a maintenance technician was targeted and killed as he rushed to the scene of the first strike.
Two of the hospital's paramedics were 500m (1,640ft) away from the hospital when they were targeted and killed by another strike, the statement continued, with their bodies remaining in the street with no-one able to reach them.Two of the hospital's paramedics were 500m (1,640ft) away from the hospital when they were targeted and killed by another strike, the statement continued, with their bodies remaining in the street with no-one able to reach them.
The Israeli military said on Friday morning that it was "unaware of strikes in the area of Kamal Adwan hospital" and was looking into the reports that staff had been killed.The Israeli military said on Friday morning that it was "unaware of strikes in the area of Kamal Adwan hospital" and was looking into the reports that staff had been killed.
Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia has been under a tightening Israeli blockade imposed on parts of northern Gaza since October, when the military said it had launched an offensive to stop Hamas from regrouping there.Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia has been under a tightening Israeli blockade imposed on parts of northern Gaza since October, when the military said it had launched an offensive to stop Hamas from regrouping there.
The UN has said the area is under a "near-total siege" as the Israeli military heavy restricts access of aid deliveries to an area where an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people remain. The UN has said the area is under a "near-total siege" as the Israeli military heavily restricts access of aid deliveries to an area where an estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people remain.
In recent days, the hospital's administrators have issued desperate pleas appealing to be protected, as they say the facility has become regularly the target of Israeli shelling and explosives. In recent days, the hospital's administrators have issued desperate pleas appealing to be protected, as they say the facility has become a regular target for Israeli shelling and explosives.
Oxfam said that attempts by aid agencies to deliver supplies to the area since October had been unsuccessful because of "deliberate delays and systematic obstructions" by the Israeli military.Oxfam said that attempts by aid agencies to deliver supplies to the area since October had been unsuccessful because of "deliberate delays and systematic obstructions" by the Israeli military.
Additional reporting by Shaimaa KhalilAdditional reporting by Shaimaa Khalil