Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that he is “deeply concerned” by reports from the World Health Organization that an attack by Israeli forces has put the last major hospital in north Gaza out of action.
The assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahia area began early on Friday, and the WHO said it left the area’s last major health facility emptied of patients and staff.
Israel’s military said today that its forces had killed around 20 Palestinian militants in the raid, calling it one of its “largest operations” conducted in the territory.
“During the operation, approximately 20 terrorists were eliminated, and powerful explosive devices…