Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza Almost ‘Deserted’ After Forced Evacuation

Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, forcing doctors, patients, and displaced individuals to leave, some at gunpoint. The hospital had been without power for over three weeks, and 35 premature babies faced dire conditions. The Israeli army denied giving an evacuation order, but hospital director Mohammed Zaqout disputed this. Over 7,000 people were housed there. Israel's claim of a Hamas command center under the hospital remains unproven. The Palestinian Authority condemned the evacuations as 'crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide,' and Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila called for international help to transfer premature babies.

Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, forcing doctors, patients, and displaced individuals to leave, some at gunpoint. The hospital had been without power for over three weeks, and 35 premature babies faced dire conditions. The Israeli army denied giving an evacuation order, but hospital director Mohammed Zaqout disputed this. Over 7,000 people were housed there. Israel's claim of a Hamas command center under the hospital remains unproven. The Palestinian Authority condemned the evacuations as 'crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide,' and Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila called for international help to transfer premature babies.

Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, forcing doctors, patients, and displaced individuals to leave, some at gunpoint. The hospital had been without power for over three weeks, and 35 premature babies faced dire conditions. The Israeli army denied giving an evacuation order, but hospital director Mohammed Zaqout disputed this. Over 7,000 people were housed there. Israel's claim of a Hamas command center under the hospital remains unproven. The Palestinian Authority condemned the evacuations as 'crimes of ethnic cleansing and genocide,' and Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila called for international help to transfer premature babies.

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