Israel detains 100 in Gaza as fears grow for patients and staff in raided hospital
- Power was cut and generators stopped after the raid on Nasser Hospital, leading to the deaths of six patients due to a lack of oxygen, said the enclave’s health ministry
- At least 120 patients and five medical teams are said to be stuck without water, food and electricity in Gaza’s main southern city of Khan Yunis
Israel said it had taken 100 people into custody at one of Gaza’s main hospitals on Saturday after troops raided the facility, with fears mounting for patients and staff trapped inside.
The deadly bombardment of Gaza continued overnight with another 100 people killed in Israeli strikes, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
At least 120 patients and five medical teams are stuck without water, food and electricity in the Nasser hospital in Gaza’s main southern city of Khan Yunis, according to the health ministry.
Israel has for weeks concentrated its military operations in Khan Yunis, the hometown of Hamas’s Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar, the alleged architect of the October 7 attack that triggered the war.
Intense fighting has raged around the Nasser hospital, one of the Palestinian territory’s last major medical facilities that remains even partly operational.
The power was cut and the generators stopped after the raid, leading to the deaths of six patients due to a lack of oxygen, according to Gaza’s health ministry.