Last functioning hospital in northern Gaza evacuated following Israeli order

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Last functioning hospital in northern Gaza evacuated following Israeli order

2025-05-31 22:11 Last Updated At：06-01 00:17

Health officials in the Gaza Strip are scrambling to relocate the remaining patients and staff of Al-Awda Hospital, after the last functioning medical facility in northern Gaza has ceased operations on Thursday following an Israeli military evacuation order.

Some patients and medical staff have been evacuated to the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

A China Global Television Network (CGTN) correspondent visited the Al-Shifa Hospital on Friday and talked to a number of injured ones who experienced Israeli military actions and finally the evacuation.

"We were under siege by Israeli forces at the hospital for 13 days, until they completely evacuated the facility," said evacuated patient Khaldoun Abu Jarad.

"The siege was brutal. Buildings were destroyed, and several medical staff were injured while working in the emergency room. Yesterday noon, we received a warning to evacuate the hospital within one hour, or the entire medical team would be killed," said Adnan Radi, a doctor evacuated from Al-Awda Hospital.

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Al-Awda Hospital is only minimally functional and served as a trauma stabilization point before its closure.

The hospital had been attacked multiple times over the past two weeks, with medical supplies destroyed and water and transportation facilities damaged, WHO reported.

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