Israeli forces set fire to besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza

Israeli forces set fire to Kamal Adwan Hospital, the largest medical facility in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, which serves over 400,000 residents, Wafa news agency reported on Friday.

Witnesses said the Israeli military forcibly removed patients, the injured, medical staff and journalists from the hospital.

Before the fire, the hospital was the only functioning medical centre in northern Gaza, providing essential services to the community.

The blaze caused extensive damage, destroying critical departments, including operating rooms, the laboratory, the emergency unit and ambulance services.

Communication with those inside the hospital was cut off after Israeli forces surrounded the building.

Reports indicate that approximately 350 people, including 170 medical staff, were ordered by the military to gather in the courtyard ahead of the planned raid. The fate of those individuals remains unknown.