North Gaza: Israeli forces conduct mass arrests at Kamal Adwan Hospital

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza confirmed that the Israeli military raided the hospital and ordered staff, patients and the wounded to leave the building. Local sources said the military is conducting mass arrests of men inside Kamal Adwan Hospital and leading them to an unknown area for interrogation.
The military forced them to remove their clothing and gathered them in a large area. Their current fate remains unknown.
Wounded patients and those with other health complications were dragged outside the buildings into the courtyard of the hospital. Many of them need to be attached to IVs and are on medical beds inside the hospital.
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, said the situation at the hospital is catastrophic and there is no medical care available for anyone in northern Gaza.
Many of the wounded are scattered on the streets of Jabalia and Beit Lahiya and are unable to reach the hospital due to the ongoing bombardment, he added.
The hospital has officially run out of medical supplies and its warehouse is empty.
Last night, the Israeli military surrounded the hospital and directly fired shells at the building causing severe damage to the ICU and the emergency department.
The bombing also damaged the oxygen station and disrupted the flow of oxygen supplies to the incubators and the ICU, threatening the lives of 150 wounded people and 14 newborns.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that Israeli forces have invaded Kamal Adwan Hospital, holding hundreds of patients, medical staff, and displaced neighbors seeking refuge from ongoing bombardments. pic.twitter.com/MqqQcfHs2Y
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 25, 2024
Among those abducted by Israeli forces was youth journalist and activist Aboud Battah, who was released about three hours later.
BREAKING: Activist Abboud Battah has been detained by the Israeli occupation army from inside Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/ZQOPAmFHnI
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 25, 2024