Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia has been under a tightening Israeli blockade imposed on parts of northern Gaza since October, when the military said it had launched an offensive to stop Hamas from regrouping there.

Israel arrested a hospital director in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, with its forces also accused of ordering patients to strip in the streets. Kamal Adwan Hospital is “now empty” after the remaining patients – some of them critically ill – along with caregivers and health workers were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya,

Israeli forces stormed the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, claiming it was a "Hamas stronghold." They arrested approximately 240 individuals identified as terrorists in the area surrounding the hospital.

The Israeli military surrounded one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, ordering patients and staff to evacuate and remove their clothing, say eyewitnesses, as concern grows for patients and health workers that remain in the facility.

The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, announced the conclusion of a raid at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, reporting the arrest of approximately 240 terror suspects during the operation. The IDF stated that the operation targeted Hamas operatives who were using the hospital and surrounding area as a base for terrorist activities.

Israeli forces detained dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, the enclave's Health Ministry said. The Israeli military raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya on Friday,