Israeli forces carried out an operation on Thursday in the largest hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said it had "credible intelligence from various sources" indicating that Hamas had held hostages there.
Videos circulating on social media showed scenes of chaos in the hospital, such as rescuers trying to take patients to safety from the orthopedic ward. Medical staff raised the alarm about the fate of the hospital on Wednesday, with a nurse denouncing the lack of drinking water and sewers in the emergency room.