Israeli military invades hospital, patients forced to evacuate?. Meanwhile, the Israeli military remains prepared to carry out ground operations in Rafah, the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip.
Israel has said it will formulate a plan to both evacuate residents and destroy Hamas, but there is growing concern from the international community. The Israeli military announced on the 15th that it had stormed Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis, where many residents had been evacuated. Israel justified the operation by saying that Hamas fighters were operating from the hospital.