Gaza hospital director detained in Israeli military raid
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The director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza was arrested in a raid the Israeli military said was targeting a Hamas command centre. The Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry said Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was held by Israeli forces on Friday along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation centre.
Sky News has spoken to patients who say they were forced outside and told to strip in winter weather after troops stormed the hospital. Israel's military said it "conducted and completed a targeted operation" as the hospital was being used as a command centre for Hamas military operations.
. An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) statement said more than 240 terrorists were detained, some of whom tried to pose as patients or flee using ambulances. Among those taken for questioning are the hospital's director, who it said was suspected of being a "Hamas terrorist operative".
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Around 15 people involved in last year's October 7 attack on southern Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 250 others abducted, were also detained, the IDF said. The Israeli military said hundreds of patients and staff were evacuated to another hospital before and during the operation, and it had provided fuel and medical supplies to both hospitals.
