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- Some of the hundreds of detainees taken by Israel during its raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital have been released, but the fate of director Hussam Abu Safia remains unknown, the Gaza Health Ministry says.
- The detainees described being beaten, spit on, stripped and left in the cold for hours as they were held and interrogated.
- A fire ignited by Israel’s direct attacks has caused “significant destruction to the vast majority” of Kamal Adwan’s wards, our correspondent reports, after a raid described as “barbaric” by local authorities.
- The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) said Israel’s “systematic dismantling” of Gaza’s health system is a “death sentence for tens of thousands of Palestinians”.
- The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) called for the “immediate flow” of humanitarian aid as babies freeze to death in Gaza.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,484 Palestinians and wounded 108,090 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.