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Gaza hospital shut after Israeli raid, director held, health officials

The bodies of people killed in an Israeli strike on al-Meghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, are placed at the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah on December 28, 2024. [AFP]

An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas militants has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and led to the detention of its director, the WHO and health officials said Saturday.

The assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital has rendered the facility "useless", further worsening Gaza's severe health crisis, the Palestinian territory's health officials said.

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