Palestinians called on the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the Red Cross to take action to rescue those in the hospital.
Israeli occupation forces stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, after besieging and bombing it for several days, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said that the occupation forces gathered medical teams and displaced men in the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital, expressing their fears of their arrest or killing.
Dr. Hussam’s message from #KamalAdwan hospital @NickKristof
“Our doctor, the IDF has just entered the hospital and took all the men and medical staff. I asked to speak with the officer, introduced myself, and informed him that I also work with MedGlobal. I requested the return… pic.twitter.com/9k4HBR1zE1
— Dr. Zaher Sahloul (@sahloul) December 12, 2023
Palestinians called on the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the Red Cross to take action to rescue those in the hospital.
The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Ahmed Al-Kahlot, announced on Monday that the occupation forces directly bombed the maternity ward, killing two women and their two children.
The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital said that there are 65 wounded, 12 children in intensive care, six premature babies, 100 medical personnel, and 3,000 displaced people inside the hospital.
IOF storm Kamal Adwan Hospital amid relentless shelling
Israeli occupation forces stormed #KamalAdwan Hospital with tanks, capturing men inside, and raising concerns of arbitrary arrests.#Gaza#Palestine https://t.co/HzlATDV7wZ
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) December 12, 2023
The occupation forces had previously stormed most of the hospitals in Gaza and the north, abused medical staff, displaced people, patients, and detained 34 medical staff.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 18,412 Palestinians have been killed and more than 50,000 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7. Palestinian and international estimates say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
(PC, WAFA)
