RAFAH, Gaza Strip —Explosions and shootings shookthe Gaza Strip’sbiggest hospital and surrounding neighborhoods as Israeli forces stormed through the facility for a second day Tuesday. The military said it had killed 50 Hamas militants in the hospital, but it c...
Dr. Sara Al Saqqa, a surgeon at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, fled the hospital complex several days ago "because everything was pretty horrific and terrifying," she told ABC News. She said most of her colleagues and patients evacuated the hospital, where Isr...
GENEVA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Attacks by the Israeli military in the past two weeks have destroyed Gaza's biggest medical facility, the Al-Shifa hospital, "ripping the heart out" of the enclave's healthcare system, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. "The directors told us t...
The IDF denied Saturday that it ordered an evacuation of Al-Shifa's patients, claiming the hospital's director requested to allow people in the hospital to leave and that the IDF agreed and offered to assist. The director of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry -- who said he is leading th...
Abu Selmia said Israeli troops were “shooting at anyone outside or inside the hospital,” and prevented movement between the buildings in the compound. The claim that Israeli troops were the sole source of fire could not be verified independently. ...
Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial over allegations the facility had been used as a Hamas command center. He said he and other detainees were held under harsh conditions and tortured. ...
This 5-year-old from Gaza is learning to live with one leg and untold loss April 24, 2024 The military this week said it formed a committee to investigate detention center conditions, but it was unclear if that included the hospital. In the coming day...
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content: People gather at Shifa Hospital to pray over the body of a boy who was killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza City, on October 9, 2023. Sameh Rahmi | Nurphoto | Getty Images The death toll from the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas has passed 1,500, ...
The released prisoners were transferred to a hospital to check on their health status, according to Palestinian security sources. Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in Gaza to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7, 2023, during which abo...