GAZA CITY — The director of Gaza’s largest hospital was arrested by Israeli forces, according to a spokesperson for the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
Other doctors were also arrested alongside Al-Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya, spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra said Thursday.
Kuwait Weekly could not independently verify the arrests and has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.
Abu Salmiya was reportedly arrested while evacuating with a World Health Organization convoy, an ER doctor inside Al-Shifa told Al-Jazeera News, citing doctors accompanying the director. — Kuwait Weekly