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There was growing concern on Friday over a key Gaza hospital a day after a raid by the Israeli Army, with the Hamas-run territory's Health Ministry saying several patients had died there due to a lack of oxygen.
The ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid at the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunes, leading to the deaths of five patients.
In recent days, intense fighting has raged in the vicinity of the hospital — one of the Palestinian territory's last major medical facilities that is still operational.
The Israeli Army said its forces at the hospital had taken into custody more than "20 terrorists" suspected of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack that sparked the war.
It had said the day before that troops entered the hospital acting on "credible intelligence" that hostages seized in the attack had been held at the facility and that the bodies of some may still be inside, but it later said it had not yet found such evidence.
A witness who declined to be named for their safety told AFP that the Israeli forces had shot "at anyone who moved inside the hospital."
Gaza's Health Ministry also raised fears for four other patients in the intensive care unit and three children, saying it held Israel "responsible for the lives of patients and staff considering that the complex is now under its full control."
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders described a "chaotic situation" at the Nasser hospital, saying medics had been forced to flee and leave patients behind, with one employee unaccounted for and another detained by Israeli forces.
The UN Human Rights Office said Israel's raid on the Nasser hospital appeared to be "part of a pattern of attacks by Israeli forces striking essential life-saving civilian infrastructure in Gaza, especially hospitals."
At a press briefing on Friday, World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the UN agency was trying to get access to the hospital to bring fuel and assess the situation on the ground.
With AFP
The ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid at the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunes, leading to the deaths of five patients.
In recent days, intense fighting has raged in the vicinity of the hospital — one of the Palestinian territory's last major medical facilities that is still operational.
The Israeli Army said its forces at the hospital had taken into custody more than "20 terrorists" suspected of involvement in Hamas' October 7 attack that sparked the war.
It had said the day before that troops entered the hospital acting on "credible intelligence" that hostages seized in the attack had been held at the facility and that the bodies of some may still be inside, but it later said it had not yet found such evidence.
A witness who declined to be named for their safety told AFP that the Israeli forces had shot "at anyone who moved inside the hospital."
Gaza's Health Ministry also raised fears for four other patients in the intensive care unit and three children, saying it held Israel "responsible for the lives of patients and staff considering that the complex is now under its full control."
Medical charity Doctors Without Borders described a "chaotic situation" at the Nasser hospital, saying medics had been forced to flee and leave patients behind, with one employee unaccounted for and another detained by Israeli forces.
The UN Human Rights Office said Israel's raid on the Nasser hospital appeared to be "part of a pattern of attacks by Israeli forces striking essential life-saving civilian infrastructure in Gaza, especially hospitals."
At a press briefing on Friday, World Health Organization spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the UN agency was trying to get access to the hospital to bring fuel and assess the situation on the ground.
With AFP
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