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SvennoJ on 28 December 2024
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Main events on December 27th

  • Israeli forces raided and set fire to Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, and have forcibly moved out hundreds of patients and staff.
  • The UN’s World Health Organization said the Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan has put the last major health facility in northern Gaza out of service.
  • Gaza’s Ministry of Health said that Israeli forces have taken dozens of Kamal Adwan staff, including its director, Hussam Abu Safia, for interrogation.
  • Saudi Arabia and Jordan have condemned the Israeli raid on the hospital and the torching of buildings.
  • Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said that babies are freezing to death due to cold weather and lack of shelter in Gaza.
  • The UN’s World Food Programme says it has only been able to deliver “about a third of the food” trucks needed to support people in Gaza.
  • Renewed air strikes have hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, for the second consecutive day, the Houthis said.
  • Six Palestinians have been killed and many wounded in Israeli raids on Beit Hanoon in northern Gaza and two people have been killed in a drone strike in Gaza City.

Gaza Hospital on fire – Israeli forces attack Kamal Adwan

Kamal Adwan was once a place for healing but has now become a battleground.

One of the last working hospitals in Gaza is burning with members of staff managing to raise the alarm after the Israeli military began to raid the building on Friday. The fate of many of those inside is unknown, with witnesses who managed to escape describing how the raid began at dawn when a tank stormed the building.

Watch the latest report on the forced evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital:

‘Horror must end’: WHO statement on Kamal Adwan destruction

In a statement published to social media on Friday night, the WHO said Israel has “systematically” dismantled the health system in Gaza, condemning tens of thousands of Palestinians to a “death sentence”.

The UN agency said it was “deeply concerned” for the safety of 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition, including those on ventilators, who remained in the hospital. It was also concerned for staff and patients in moderate to severe condition who were forced to evacuate to the non-functional Indonesian Hospital.

“This raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital comes after escalating restrictions on access for WHO and partners, and repeated attacks on or near the facility since early October,” the statement said.

“Such hostilities and the raids are undoing all our efforts and support to keep the facility minimal functional,” the WHO said.

“This horror must end and health care must be protected. Ceasefire!”