Israeli forces have raided a major hospital in northern Gaza, forcing patients and staff to evacuate.
After a four-day blockade at Al Awda Hospital, a major medical center in northern Gaza, the Israeli army on Wednesday ordered patients and staff to evacuate and then raided the complex, according to Gaza health officials.While most of the approximately 150 people who had been at Al Awda Hospital managed to evacuate, around 30, including critically ill patients, their carers and healthcare workers, remained behind, Dr Medhat Abbas, spokesperson for the Ministry of Gaza Healthcare said in a statement on Thursday.The Israeli army declined to comment on its operations around Al Awda, which is located in the Tal Al-Zaatar area of northern Gaza. Israel withdrew from much of the north earlier this year but has recently returned to some areas to fight what it believes are attempts by Hamas to r...