Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital
Friday, 17 November 2023 Israeli troops have conducted building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, Al-Shifa, in their hunt for a Hamas command centre. There are concerns for the thousands of people, including wounded patients and premature babies, who are believed to be trapped inside the hospital. The blackout of communications in the Gaza Strip has further exacerbated the situation and hindered aid distribution. The UN has warned that the blackout could trigger panic and looting.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Hamas has "lost control" of the Gaza Strip it has ruled for 16 years. "Terrorists are fleeing southward. Civilians are looting Hamas bases," he says without providing evidence, in a video broadcast on Israel's main TV stations. On 7 October Hamas launched an...
Numerous premature infants have reportedly been found dead in Gaza’s Al Nasr Children’s Hospital weeks after their families and the hospital staff were forcibly evacuated by Israeli soldiers.
A British-Palestinian surgeon who operated on patients in Gaza describes Israel's claims it found weapons in Al-Shifa hospital as "moronically ludicrous".
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah says Israel's..
Images released by the Palestinian Red Crescent on November 24 show them evacuating wounded people from the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis on the first day..
Friday, 17 November 2023
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