Israeli forces withdrew from one of northern Gaza’s last functioning medical facilities, leaving a trail of destruction after a dayslong siege and overnight airstrikes that killed dozens in the city of Beit Lahia.
Troops stormed the hospital last week as the Israel Defense Forces continued their deadly offensive in the north, labeled one of the conflict’s “darkest moments” by the United Nations’ human rights chief, Volker Türk.
Dr. Muhammad Al-Mughair, head of documentation for the Civil Defense in Gaza, told NBC News on Sunday that there have been approximately 1,000 people have been killed and 670 others missing since operations began in northern Gaza.
The IDF said it was targeting Hamas militants who were “within a structure in the area of Beit Lahia” and that some were killed. The military added that “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians” prior to the strike.
TVN: Comment: Where is the outcry? Doctors are retained and killed. Patients die without proper medications. Why are good people quiet? The silence is complicity.