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Dozens trapped after Nasser hospital raid as Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensive

Palestinian man in wheelchair pushed into Rafah after being evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis
A Palestinian patient arrives in Rafah after being evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after the IDF attack. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Israeli forces have arrested 100 people at Gaza’s largest functioning hospital amid mounting fears for patients and staff trapped inside, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with a ground offensive in Rafah.

At least 120 patients and five medical teams were trapped without water, food and electricity in the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to the health ministry in Gaza.

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