Israeli forces destroy al-Shifa surgical building and order evacuation

Israeli forces have destroyed the main surgical building at Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital, following four days of siege.

The building was blown up on Thursday, as Israel tightened its siege of Gaza's largest medical complex. Israeli forces ordered people trapped inside to evacuate before they target the entire facility, according to a Middle East Eye correspondent.

Thousands of Palestinians displaced from their homes by the ongoing war have been seeking refuge in the hospital.

Early on Thursday morning, Israeli forces warned them that the air force would soon begin bombing the complex, and that they should surrender themselves.

"We warned you, we warned you, we warned you," an Israeli soldier could be heard saying on a loudspeaker. "Do not make a mistake, do not try us."

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