Israeli Occupation Army Sets Fire to Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
Zionist troops force Palestinian patients out of Kamal Adwan hospital, Dec. 27, 2024. X/ @swilkinsonbc
December 27, 2024 Hour: 8:02 am
‘These are Zionist war crimes committed amid international apathy and the total complicity of the U.S.,’ Hamas denounced.
On Friday, the Israeli occupation army stormed the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, and set its facilities on fire.
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“The occupation army is now burning all the hospital’s operating departments while we are still inside. It evacuated all medical staff and displaced people, arresting several medical staff members. There are a large number of injuries among them,” said Husam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, shortly before communication was cut off with personnel inside the hospital.
Zionist troops raided Kamal Adwan Hospital just hours after surrounding it and ordering the evacuation of all patients and their companions. These individuals were gathered in the hospital courtyard, where they were searched, and many were arrested.
Videos circulating on social media show large plumes of smoke rising from the hospital, which has endured intense attacks by the Israeli army over the past two and a half months.
These assaults are part of a harsh “scorched earth” offensive in northern Gaza that has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths and approximately 1,000 missing persons.
The Gaza-based Health Ministry confirmed that it lost communication with Doctor Husam Abu Safiya and stated that many patients were forcibly evacuated “at gunpoint” to the nearby Indonesian Hospital, which was destroyed a few days ago. Palestinian authorities also reported that Israeli forces forced patients to strip “in the cold” before transferring them to unknown locations.
“The occupation celebrates the end of a year of genocide by crowning its crimes with the destruction of Kamal Adwan Hospital,” the Health Ministry denounced.
To justify its actions, the Israeli occupation army claimed that the Kamal Adwan hospital served as a hideout for members of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Meanwhile, this week, Israeli strikes put out of service the only three hospitals that were still partially functioning in the area, the Kamal Adwan, the Indonesian and the Al Awda.
On Thursday, around 50 people, including five doctors, were killed in attacks near Al Awda Hospital, which currently shelters approximately 350 people, including 75 wounded and sick individuals along with their companions, and 180 medical staff members.
“These are Zionist war crimes committed amid international apathy and the total complicity of the U.S. government, a partner in the genocidal campaign in Gaza,” Hamas denounced.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
