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Israeli soldiers have stormed and set fire to the last hospital in northern Gaza.
Al Jazeera reports that the Israeli military burned the Kamal Adwan hospital and caused significant destruction to the vast majority of its wards after a raid described as “barbaric” by local authorities.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that Israel’s military has taken dozens of the hospital staff, including director Hussam Abu Safia, for interrogation. The fate of many patients is unknown after troops forcibly cleared the medical facility.
The World Health Organization has said Israel’s “systematic dismantling” of Gaza’s health system is a “death sentence for tens of thousands of Palestinians”.
The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) called for the “immediate flow” of humanitarian aid as babies freeze to death in Gaza.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,436 Palestinians and wounded 108,038 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and over 200 were taken captive.
