The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had arrested more than 100 people in an attack on Nasser Hospital, a main medical facility in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis.
In addition to the arrests, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had discovered weapons inside the hospital during a search for Hamas militants who had taken over the medical facility as a base. The military also reported killing multiple gunmen near the facility. post on Telegram.
The Gaza Health Ministry said Israeli forces “arrested a number of medical staff from inside the Nasser medical complex, which has been turned into a military barracks.” washington post.
The IDF effort is part of a multi-day raid on the medical complex that began Thursday. Israeli forces entered the hospital after issuing an evacuation warning, saying they had received reliable information suggesting the bodies of the hostages may be inside the facility. Hamas denies allegations that its fighters use hospitals as hiding places.
The attack has raised concerns about the safety of medical workers and hospitalized Palestinians using the facility as a shelter. As many as 10,000 people were admitted to hospitals earlier this week, according to reports. Reuters. Many people were evacuated due to evacuation orders from the IDF.
United Nations Human Rights Office voiced sound They were concerned about the Israeli attack, which they said occurred “after a week-long siege that cut off medical, food and fuel supplies.”
“This attack appears to be part of a pattern of attacks by Israeli forces targeting vital civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, particularly hospitals,” the office said in a statement on Thursday.
The IDF has so far not recovered any bodies, but said: post It is “well documented” that Hamas “uses hospitals and medical centers for terrorist activities,” the statement said.
At least 28,000 people have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October. according to To Gaza health authorities.
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