GAZA, December 27, 2024 (WAFA) – Communications have been completely severed with medical staff, patients, injured individuals, and journalists at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, located in northern Gaza, as the Israeli occupation forces ordered all those present to leave.

According to reports, all lines of communication with those inside the hospital, including medical personnel, patients, companions, and press teams, were cut off after the Israeli army encircled the hospital. 

This outage came after Israeli occupation forces demanded that medical staff, patients, and their companions gather in the hospital’s courtyard in preparation for an imminent raid.

Yesterday, five hospital staff members were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the hospital. The victims included pediatrician Dr. Ahmad Samour, laboratory specialist Israa Abu Zayda, paramedics Abdul Majid Abu Al-Eish and Maher Al-Ajrami, and maintenance specialist Fares Al-Houdali.

The Israeli forces have maintained a strict siege around the hospital, where 91 patients remain inside. There are urgent calls for intervention to assist both the patients and medical staff by providing essential medical supplies, food, and other vital resources.

The hospital has been subjected to ongoing Israeli bombardment, including drone strikes that have dropped bombs on its grounds and roof. 

This attack is threatening critical supplies, such as fuel and oxygen, at a time when medical supplies, food, and personnel are being denied entry to the region.

Since October 5, the Israeli occupation forces have invaded the northern Gaza Strip, unleashing indiscriminate bombings and preventing the entry of food, water, and medicines.

M.N