On the 15th, the Israeli military, which is continuing its military operations in the Gaza Strip, stormed a hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis, suspecting that fighters from the Islamic organization Hamas were active there, and patients and others are believed to have been forced to evacuate.
Additionally, the Israeli military remains prepared to carry out ground operations in Rafah, where many evacuated residents are taking shelter, and 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.
Israeli military spokesperson Hagari said, ``We have reliable information that there are bodies of hostages inside Nasser Hospital,'' and justified the operation by saying that Hamas fighters were operating from the hospital. did.
Footage said to have been taken at the scene shows medical workers and others carrying injured people through a hospital where the ceiling was severely damaged and white smoke billowed out.
Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera reported that the situation was "catastrophic" with patients and others forced to evacuate and many others detained.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military remains prepared to carry out ground operations in Rafah, the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip and home to more than 1.4 million people, including residents who have fled from the north and central region.
According to the French presidential office, President Macron expressed his firm opposition in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu on the 14th, saying it would ``result in the forced displacement of residents and constitute an international human rights violation.''
On the 15th, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand issued a joint statement saying, ``The residents of the Gaza Strip now have nowhere else to go. We strongly urge them not to launch a ground invasion.''
Israel has said it will formulate a plan to both evacuate residents and destroy Hamas, but there is growing concern from the international community.