CORRESPONDENTS in Gaza said the “Israeli military burned the hospital and caused significant destruction to the vast majority” of Kamal Adwan’s wards after a raid described as “barbaric” by local authorities.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that Israel’s military has taken dozens of Kamal Adwan Hospital staff, including director Hussam Abu Safia, for interrogation, while the fate of many patients is unknown after troops forcibly cleared the medical facility.
The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said Israel’s “systematic dismantling” of Gaza’s health system is a “death sentence for tens of thousands of Palestinians”.
Witnesses inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital reported this week that Israel was using “robots” to attack the medical facility which had resulted in huge explosions that caused casualties among patients and medical staff.
Israeli media organisation Ynet now reports that remotely-controlled armoured vehicles (APC) packed with explosives are a new tactic developed by the Israeli military to clear areas in Gaza they believe have been booby-trapped with explosives.
A video shared with Al Jazeera earlier this week showed the moment an APC deposited a box marked “danger” outside the hospital, which later exploded injuring patients and staff in a hail of shrapnel.
Ynet said the new tactic involves packing old Israeli M-113 APCs with explosives, which are then driven by remote control to a location. The explosives are then detonated to clear the way for infantry to advance.
The news site said Israelis had felt the shockwaves from the “earth-shaking” blasts as far away as Tel Aviv.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,436 Palestinians and wounded 108,038 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
