Al-Shifa Hospital evacuation is a humiliation exercise
11m ago (08:48 GMT)
‘Horrible, unprecedented, humiliating’: Doctor describes evacuation order from al-Shifa
Mounir al-Barsh, a doctor at the al-Shifa hospital, gives his account of what happened as the Israeli army ordered the evacuation within the hour of the medical facility.
The Israeli army called at around 9am [7:00 GMT], warning that all those leaving had to wave a white handkerchief and walk in a single line.
“They were humiliated by soldiers all along the road,” al-Barsh said.
About 450 patients were evacuated, while about 120 patients were left behind as they cannot move. To assist them, the hospital’s director, four other doctors and a small group of nurses remained. They were promised that a UN delegation would have been dispatched at around 11am [9:00 GMT] to take care of those remaining behind, al-Barsh explained.
“Many of the patients were put on wheelchairs or rolling beds. Family members were forced to carry their wounded children or parents themselves.
“These are horrible, unprecedented scenes,” the doctor said.
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Silence from Israel military on al-Shifa forced evacuation
58s ago (09:00 GMT)
Reporting from occupied East Jerusalem
Only the Israeli media is reporting that this is taking place, and they are reflecting it through the reporting of organisations like ourselves and other Palestinian sources.
Nothing at all is coming from the Israeli government or official sources at the moment. It’s remarkable.
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