#salmiya has been reporting the conditions of al shifa to media and aid workers… his arrest could mean that we won’t hear much for a while…

[palms-upturned]

Al-Shifa Hospital director arrested by Israeli forces

Nov 23rd, 06:56 GMT

The director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has been arrested by Israeli forces along with several other medical personnel.

“Doctor Mohammad Abu Salmiya was arrested along with several other senior doctors,” Khalid Abu Samra, a chief of department at the hospital, told the AFP news agency.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority has also confirmed the arrest.

Israeli forces alleged that Gaza’s biggest hospital was used as a command centre by Hamas before it was occupied, without providing evidence.

Brutal scenes unfolded at the hospital this month, with Israeli forces besieging and raiding the medical complex. Snipers spent days shooting at anyone trying to move from one medical building to the other, prompting international outcries.

Al-Shifa is seen as a nerve centre for the Gaza government’s administrative bodies. Health Ministry officials have held news conferences surrounded by bodies, and the government’s Media Ministry has operated out of the hospital.

Israel orders Indonesian Hospital evacuation in 4 hours: Health Ministry

Nov 23rd, 07:02 GMT

Munir al-Bursh, the director-general of Gaza’s Health Ministry who is inside the Indonesian Hospital, says the Israeli army has warned people in the facility to evacuate it in four hours.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, he said the bombing continues around the hospital in northern Gaza from all sides.

More from inside Indonesian Hospital

Nov 23rd, 07:10 GMT

The director-general of Gaza’s Health Ministry has told Al Jazeera there are 65 dead bodies inside the besieged medical facility that they cannot bury.

Munir al-Bursh said there are about 200 patients left at the Indonesian Hospital after some 450 patients were evacuated yesterday.

Each ambulance is carrying up to seven people at a time, he added.

As we reported earlier, the Israeli army has ordered the evacuation of the hospital within four hours.

#palestine #free palestine #al jazeera #al shifa hospital #indonesian hospital #fuuuuuuck. #they’re hitting the hospitals hard before the truce… #salmiya has been reporting the conditions of al shifa to media and aid workers… his arrest could mean that we won’t hear much for a while…