Palestinians rest on Thursday as they arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis due to an Israeli ground operation.
Israeli forces said on Thursday they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, as video posted online showed chaos, shouting and the sound of shooting in darkened corridors that were filled with dust and smoke.Thomson ReutersPalestinians rest on Thursday as they arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis due to an Israeli ground operation.
"Our medical staff have had to flee the hospital, leaving patients behind," it said on social media platform X, adding a member of its staff was detained at an Israeli checkpoint set up to screen those leaving the compound.As assault looms, Palestinians are trapped in Rafah The Israeli military said it apprehended various suspects at Nasser Hospital and that its operations there were continuing.Hagari said one objective of the operation was to ensure the hospital could continue treating Gazan patients and "we communicated this in a number of conversations we had with the hospital staff," adding there was no obligation to evacuate.
Videos that Reuters verified on Thursday as having been filmed inside Nasser Hospital — though it could not verify from when — showed scenes of chaos and terror.
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