Israel orders closure of al-Awda Hospital, a ‘lifeline’ in north Gaza

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Dozens of people remain at the medical centre, the last functioning hospital in the north of the Palestinian territory.
Israel has ordered the closure of al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, leaving health officials scrambling to relocate dozens of people who remain at the medical facility, as deadly bombardment and starvation rack the besieged enclave.
At least 70 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks since the early hours of Thursday.
The Gaza Health Ministry called Israel’s push, which forced the hospital out of commission, a “continuation of the violations and crimes” against the medical sector in the territory.

Al-Awda was the last operating hospital in northern Gaza, according to health officials. Shutting down the hospital came amid continued Israeli forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, the latest order late on Thursday impacting large numbers of people north and east of Gaza City.

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