Israeli army unleashed attack dogs on wounded in Gaza hospital: officials

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Gaza health officials have called for a probe after Israeli forces were accused of using bulldozers and unleashing attack dogs during a raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital, Anadolu Agency reports.

At a press conference, Munir Al-Bursh, the general director of hospitals in the Gaza Strip, and the hospital’s pediatric department head Hussam Abu Safiya, said Israeli forces destroyed some sections of the medical facility, denied access to aid, and attacked health workers, the wounded, and displaced civilians seeking refuge.

“The hospital gate and surroundings were bombed, shots were fired at buildings within the hospital compound, the second-floor housing the maternity ward was bombed […] hospital director Ahmed al-Kahlout was detained and taken to an undisclosed location.

“Israeli soldiers gathered displaced civilians and health workers, who had sought refuge in the hospital, in a large pit, half-naked, and unleashed attack dogs on them. Israeli construction machinery demolished the hospital’s oxygen unit, water tank, central archive, and pharmacy,” he said.

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