Israeli troops withdraw from al-Shifa hospital, leaving piles of dead bodies

Israel's army has withdrawn from al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza following a two week siege, leaving in its wake destroyed buildings and piles of dead bodies.

The complex - the largest medical facility in all of Palestine - was left in complete ruins. Military officials said on Monday that its forces killed 200 people and arrested 900 during its 15-day military assault on the hospital. Gaza's civil defence put the figure of those killed at around 300.

The structure of the complex was damaged in every building, with destroyed equipment and paperwork strewn everywhere. 

At the special surgery unit, one of the newest buildings in the hospital, all that remained was piles of rocks and metal.

Among the units destroyed were the kidney and maternity buildings, the morgues, refrigeration facilities, as well as the outpatient clinics building.

Scores of dead bodies, including of children, women and the elderly, filled the streets near the complex.

"My son, my son, my beloved son!" a woman screamed out, weeping as she held her dead son wrapped under white sheets.

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