Israeli Forces Besiege Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, Demanding Evacuation of Staff and Patients
Israeli occupation forces started a siege this morning of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, demanding that medical staff, patients, and all those inside vacate the premises to make room for the forces to storm the hospital.
Yesterday five hospital staff members were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the hospital. The victims included pediatrician Dr. Ahmad Samour, laboratory specialist Israa Abu Zayda, paramedics Abdul Majid Abu Al-Eish and Maher Al-Ajrami, and maintenance specialist Fares Al-Houdali.
The Israeli forces have maintained a strict siege around the hospital, where 91 patients remain inside. There are urgent calls for intervention to assist both the patients and medical staff by providing essential medical supplies, food, and other vital resources.
This attack is threatening critical supplies, such as fuel and oxygen, at a time when medical supplies, food, and personnel are being denied entry to the region.
The hospital has been subjected to ongoing Israeli bombardment, including drone strikes that have dropped bombs on its grounds and roof.
Since October 5, the Israeli occupation forces have invaded the northern Gaza Strip, unleashing indiscriminate bombings and preventing the entry of food, water, and medicines.
Israel still persists in committing crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the town of Beit Lahiya, where the hospital is located, according to eyewitnesses in the area.
Ever since, Kamal Adwan Hospital has become one of the last refuges for the sick and wounded Palestinians in northern Gaza and one of the few hospitals still partially functioning in the region.
