Israeli forces target hospitals in northern Gaza

Al Jazeera Arabic reports that Israeli artillery has struck the third floor of Al Awda Hospital, situated in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

According to the reports, Israeli forces are attempting to force wounded patients to leave the hospital and towards the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya.

Many of the wounded patients would be forced to make the dangerous journey of around 5 kilometres by foot. In the past Israeli forces have shot and killed Palestinians it has forcefully pushed out of one area into another.