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Israel detains director of key north Gaza hospital as WHO condemns raids

Medics treat a wounded Palestinian child at Kamal Adwan Hospital on December 17 [File: Reuters]

Israel’s army has detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza, as the World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated its call for hospitals in the bombarded Palestinian enclave to be protected.

In a statement on Saturday, the WHO said Kamal Adwan Hospital was “now empty” after the Israeli military raided the facility and forced out dozens of medical staff and patients.

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