“Troops located weapons inside the hospital and apprehended dozens of terror suspects,” the Israeli military claimed in a statement on Friday.
The Israeli military also said it had found weapons inside the facility, including mortar shells and grenades, releasing a low-resolution photograph of the alleged weapons stash.
Palestinian patients evacuated from Nasser Hospital have been arriving in Rafah.
“The military raid at Nasser Medical Complex and reports emerging from the hospitals are deeply alarming,” World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said in Geneva on Friday.
“Patients, health workers, and civilians seeking refuge deserve safety, not peril in places of healing.
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