The Palestine Red Crescent said it has evacuated 190 wounded and sick people at the Al-Shifa Hospital towards the south of Gaza, warning that there are still many people trapped at the facility in the north.
Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, was rendered out of service due to a shortage of fuel. Last week, Israeli forces raided the facility, which they claim has been built atop Hamas’ network of underground tunnels. Both the hospital management and the Palestinian group deny these allegations.
In a post on X, PRCS said: “The wounded were transferred to the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, and the dialysis patients were transferred to Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah.”
PRCS further said the evacuation process lasted almost 20 hours as the convoy was obstructed at Israeli checkpoints in both northern and southern Gaza. Three paramedics were also detained during the transportation.
