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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Lorraine Mallinder

Are Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s hospitals legal?

Wounded Palestinians receive treatment at al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli air attacks on Gaza City on October 26, 2023 [Abed Khaled/AP Photo]

Fears are mounting that Gaza’s hospitals, many already on the brink of collapse, may come under intensified attack as the Israeli military moves deeper into the enclave.

In recent days, Israeli warplanes have been circling closer to two hospitals in Gaza City – al-Shifa and al-Quds – bombing areas in their immediate vicinity. Both hospitals have received orders by the Israeli military to evacuate, a demand that doctors and independent experts say is impossible to fulfil, given the large numbers of patients in their wards, including patients on life support.

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