The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday removed eighteen seriously ill patients from the controversial Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip for a second rescue operation. 14 people had already been taken to other hospitals on Sunday. Among them were two children.
There is no electricity or running water in the hospital, a spokesperson said in Geneva on Tuesday. Patients lie in the dark in the hallways.
Another 130 patients in Nasser Hospital
The fifteen-person staff tries to keep the remaining 130 patients alive. During the risky visit they were given water and food. Streets and houses around the hospital have been destroyed, the spokesperson said. WHO is deeply concerned about the well-being of the remaining patients and staff.
Israel: “What the WHO doesn’t say…”
Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy wrote about liters of fuel to keep the hospital running. We don’t expect a thank you.”
Israeli special forces entered the hospital. According to the military, the operation was based on intelligence information that the Islamist Hamas was operating from the clinic.
Hundreds of arrests
Several hundred people were arrested who were classified by the military as terrorists or terrorist suspects. The military said on Tuesday that terrorists also took part in the October 7 massacre.
According to the military, weapons and medicines with hostages’ name tags were also found in the vicinity of the clinic. According to the Hamas health authority, many of those arrested are medical workers. The information could not initially be independently verified.
Source: Krone
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