Israeli forces raid hospital as patients left stranded

ISRAELI forces have raided Gaza’s largest hospital, where hundreds of patients, including newborn babies, have been stranded with dwindling supplies and no electricity. Officials said Israeli tanks were inside the medical compound and that soldiers had entered buildings, including the emergency and surgery departments, and intensive care units.

As the Israeli army extends its control across Gaza City and the north, Shifa Hospital has become a symbol of the widespread suffering of Palestinian civilians during the war between Israel and Hamas.

The conflict erupted after the militant group killed some 1,200 people and seized around 240 captives in a surprise October 7 attack in southern Israel.