Israeli soldiers storm Kamal Adwan Hospital, force out semi-naked medics and patients

Israeli soldiers stormed Gaza's last functioning hospital on Friday and forced semi-naked Palestinian medics and patients to leave on foot to an unknown destination, according to videos and eyewitness testimony shared with Middle East Eye.

According to one video sent to MEE, several Israeli tanks could be seen stationed outside the bombed-out Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, whilst dozens of men stripped to their underwear were being directed to an area off screen.

Islam Ahmad, a local journalist and eyewitness to the attack, said communication had been cut off with hospital staff hours before Israeli forces stormed the facility.

He told MEE that Israeli forces had been attacking the hospital since sunrise, with operating rooms, laboratories and other emergency departments targeted by strikes and set ablaze.

He added that there were growing fears for the safety of medics such as Hossam Abu Safiya, the head of the hospital, due to Israel's deliberate targeting of healthcare workers.

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