Survivor’s Eyewitness Details Israeli Assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital
Gaza (Quds News Network)- An eyewitness has recounted harrowing details of the Israeli military assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza. The assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital began at 2:30 a.m. with heavy artillery fire, drone strikes, and tank shelling. “We thought it was just another night like before,” the witness said. “But as dawn broke, we realized it was much worse.”
A tank stormed the hospital compound at sunrise. Soldiers inside demanded Dr. Hussam Abu Safiyah, the hospital’s director, evacuate everyone except the critically injured. Patients, staff, and displaced civilians fled the hospital under orders.
“The soldiers forced us onto Abu Al-Jidyan Street, following us with a tank,” the witness recounted. “They made us march until we reached Al-Farid Square, where they split us into men and women.”
Men were detained in two pits, while women were searched and some had their headscarves removed. “The soldiers beat us severely. It was unbearable,” the eyewitness added.
The forced march continued to Jabalia, with survivors navigating streets filled with rubble. Injured children wept and begged soldiers to let them rest. “The soldiers had no mercy. They made everyone walk, no matter their condition,” the witness said.
At Kamal Adwan Hospital, devastation was overwhelming. “Entire residential blocks were flattened,” the witness said. “We had to abandon personal belongings just to carry our children.”
In Fakhoura, the only structure left standing was Fakhoura School, which Israeli forces have turned into a detention site for displaced Palestinians.
The eyewitness also described the grim aftermath of an attack on Al-Safir residential building. “A young man tried to rescue a girl, who went there to look for her family. Soldiers shot him, and no one could reach any of them because of the Israeli targeting,” the witness said.
By morning, Israeli forces had burned sections of the hospital. Fires raged as patients and medical staff were forced out. Soldiers issued threats against Dr. Abu Safiya and conducted field interrogations at Fakhoura School.
“We call on the world to stop this war,” the eyewitness pleaded. “We are exhausted and can’t take any more.”
