Israeli Forces Detain Hospital Director Amidst WHO Claim of Out-of-Service Facility

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Israeli Forces Detain Hospital Director Amidst WHO Claim of Out-of-Service Facility
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Israeli forces detained the director of a hospital in northern Gaza, which the World Health Organization (WHO) said was rendered out of service after an Israeli military operation. Palestinian authorities accused Israel of destroying medical and humanitarian infrastructure in the north, while Hamas denied any presence of militants in the hospital.

Palestinian Territories — Gaza health officials said on Saturday that Israel i forces detained the director of a hospital in the north, which the World Health Organization said was put out of service by an Israel i raid. The Gaza health ministry said in a statement that the occupation forces had taken dozens of the medical staff from Kamal Adwan Hospital to a detention center for interrogation, including the director, Hossam Abu Safiyeh.

The Gaza civil defense agency also reported that Abu Safiyeh had been detained, adding that the agency’s director for the north, Ahmed Hassan al-Kahlout was among those held. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defense agency, told AFP that the occupation has completely destroyed the medical, humanitarian, and civil defense systems in the north, rendering them useless. On Friday, the Israeli military said it had launched an operation in the area of Kamal Adwan Hospital, alleging the facility was a key stronghold for terrorist organizations. Palestinian militant group Hamas denied its militants were present in the hospital, and charged that Israeli forces had stormed the facility on Friday. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, said the Israeli military operation had put the hospital out of service. The WHO said in a statement on X that 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

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