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Last Remaining Medical Facility in Northern Gaza Closed by IDF
Claims it was a haven for Hamas — no verification has been offered
The last remaining Medical Facility in northern Gaza was attacked by IDF has been attacked and shut down.
Earlier, December 25, a Press Van at the Hospital was hit and burned. Inside 5 journalists, including one whose wife was inside the hospital delivering her baby. All five died. The Van was clearly marked Press as prescribed by international law.
The hospital director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, said about 50 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes targeting the vicinity of the hospital.
According to BBC reports; Friday, patients at the hospital were forcibly moved to the nearby Indonesian Hospital which doctors warn is damaged and unsuitable due to a lack of power generators and water.
There were critical patients, 50 caregivers and 20 health workers were transferred in all, according to the the World Health Organization (WHO). The head of the nursing department told the BBC the military had ordered the evacuation around 07:00 PM Friday, giving them about…
