Israeli special forces raid last major hospital in southern Gaza
Israeli special forces have raided the last major hospital in southern Gaza, with doctors saying gunshots were ringing out around the complex.
Israel’s military described its raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as “precise and limited” and said it was based on credible information that Hamas was hiding in the facility, had kept hostages there, and that bodies of hostages may still be present. Israel has consistently accused Hamas of using hospitals to hide, which medical staff have denied.
Video footage from inside the hospital revealed chaotic scenes, with shouts and gunfire sounding in darkened corridors filled with dust and smoke. There was growing alarm over the safety of medics and patients.
Doctor Khaled al-Serr, a surgeon inside he said that the Israeli military had directly bombed the hospital compound, injuring six patients and killing one, and that a drone quadcopter had left shrapnel in the head of a doctor. As he spoke the sound of a huge explosion interrupted the message.
