Israeli army arrests hospital director in northern Gaza
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Gaza health officials announced on Saturday that Israeli forces had detained the director of a hospital in the north. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the hospital was rendered unusable by the Israeli attack.
“Occupation forces have taken dozens of medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital, including its director Hossam Abu Safieh, to a detention center for interrogation,” the Hamas-run Gaza Strip health ministry said in a statement. Ta.
The Gaza Civil Defense Agency reported that Abu Safieh had been detained, adding that the agency's director for the north, Ahmed Hassan al-Qallut, was also among those detained.
“The occupation has completely destroyed the medical, humanitarian and civil defense systems in the north and rendered them useless,” Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.
On Friday, the Israeli military announced that it had launched an operation in the Kamal Adwan Hospital area, identifying it as an “important base for terrorist organizations.”
Gaza's terrorist organization Hamas denied that its militants were operating outside the hospital and accused Israeli forces of storming the facility on Friday.
The World Health Organization said the Israeli military operation had rendered the hospital unusable.
“This morning's attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital left the last major medical facility in northern Gaza out of commission. Initial reports indicate that several key departments were badly burned and destroyed during the attack.” WHO said in a statement on X.
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The UN humanitarian aid organisation for children, Unicef, said on Saturday that the percentage of children living in conflict zones around the world has doubled from about 10% in the 1990s to almost 19%, and warned that this dramatic increase in harm to children should not become the “new normal”.
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With more conflicts being waged around the world than at any time since 1945, Unicef said that children were increasingly falling victim. Citing its latest available data, from 2023, the UN verified a record 32,990 grave violations against 22,557 children, the highest figures since the security council mandated monitoring of the impact of war on the world’s children nearly 20 years ago…
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Israeli forces have detained the director of a hospital in the north, Gaza health officials said on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the hospital was put out of service by an Israeli raid.
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“The occupation forces have taken dozens of the medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital to a detention centre for interrogation, including the director, Hossam Abu Safiyeh,” the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said in a statement.
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The Gaza civil defence agency reported that Abu Safiyeh had been detained, adding that the agency’s director for the north, Ahmed Hassan al-Kahlout was among those held.
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“The occupation has completely destroyed the medical, humanitarian, and civil defence systems in the north, rendering them useless,” Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defence agency, told AFP.
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On Friday, the Israeli military said it had launched an operation in the area of Kamal Adwan Hospital, saying the facility was a “key stronghold for terrorist organisations”.
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Gazan terrorist group Hamas denied its militants were operating out of the hospital, and charged that Israeli forces had stormed the facility on Friday.
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The World Health Organization said the Israeli military operation had put the hospital out of service.
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“This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital 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,” the WHO said in a statement on X.
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“The impact on children's mental health is also significant,” UNICEF said. A study supported by the charity War Child earlier this month found that 96% of children in Gaza felt their death was imminent, and almost half reported wanting to die due to the trauma they had experienced. did.
“Children in combat zones face a daily struggle for survival that deprives them of their childhood,” Russell said. “Their schools have been bombed, their homes destroyed, and their families torn apart. They have lost not only safety and access to basic necessities of life, but also the opportunity to play, learn, and simply be children.” The world is failing these children. In 2025, we must do more to turn the tide and save and improve their lives.
According to UNICEF, almost one in five children lives in conflict areas.
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Nearly one in five children worldwide lives in areas affected by conflict, with more than 473 million children living in conflict-affected areas, the worst level since World War II, according to figures released by the United Nations. suffering from violence.
The proportion of children living in conflict areas around the world has doubled from around 10% in the 1990s to almost 19%, the United Nations children's humanitarian agency UNICEF said on Saturday. warned of a dramatic increase in Don’t let it become a “new normal.”
[Unicefsaidtherearemoreconflictsoccurringaroundtheworldthanatanytimesince1945withchildrenincreasinglybecomingvictimsCitingthelatestavailabledatasince2023theUNhasverifiedarecord32990seriousviolationsagainst22557childrenThisisthehighestfiguresincetheSecurityCouncilmandatedmonitoringoftheimpactofwarontheworld'schildrennearly20yearsago[1945年以来、世界中で最も多くの紛争が発生しており、子どもたちが犠牲になるケースが増えているとユニセフは述べた。入手可能な最新データを引用し、2023年から国連は、22557人の子供たちに対する32990件の重大な違反行為を記録的に検証した。これは、約20年前に安全保障理事会が世界の子供たちへの戦争の影響の監視を義務付けて以来、最高の数字である…
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Beit Lahia, Gaza – December 25: Palestinians gather following an Israeli attack on the courtyard of Kamal Adwan Hospital and surrounding buildings in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images) Photo: Anadolu/Getty Images
The World Health Organization says the last major medical facility in northern Gaza has been taken out of service, and Gazan officials say the facility's director has been removed following an Israeli military operation that targeted the facility near Kamal Adwan Hospital. announced that he had been arrested.
“Initial reports indicate that several major sectors were badly burned and destroyed during the attack,” the WHO said in a statement on X.
The Israeli military said in a statement that since the Israeli military launched extensive operations in northern Gaza in October, the hospital “has become an important base for terrorist organizations and continues to be used as a hideout for terrorist operatives. ” he said.
Israeli army arrests hospital director in northern Gaza
Hello. Welcome to the Guardian's live coverage of the ongoing Middle East crisis.
Gaza health officials announced on Saturday that Israeli forces had detained the director of a hospital in the north. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the hospital was rendered unusable by the Israeli attack.
“Occupation forces have taken dozens of medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital, including its director Hossam Abu Safieh, to a detention center for interrogation,” the Hamas-run Gaza Strip health ministry said in a statement. Ta.
The Gaza Civil Defense Agency reported that Abu Safieh had been detained, adding that the agency's director for the north, Ahmed Hassan al-Qallut, was also among those detained.
“The occupation has completely destroyed the medical, humanitarian and civil defense systems in the north and rendered them useless,” Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.
On Friday, the Israeli military announced that it had launched an operation in the Kamal Adwan Hospital area, identifying it as an “important base for terrorist organizations.”
Gaza's terrorist organization Hamas denied that its militants were operating outside the hospital and accused Israeli forces of storming the facility on Friday.
The World Health Organization said the Israeli military operation had rendered the hospital unusable.
“This morning's attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital left the last major medical facility in northern Gaza out of commission. Initial reports indicate that several key departments were badly burned and destroyed during the attack.” WHO said in a statement on X.
