The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis, a sign troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip's second largest city.
from much of Khan Younis, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip's second largest city.
The decision to release Mohammed Abu Selmia raised questions over Israel's claims surrounding Shifa Hospital, which Israeli forces have raided twice since the start of the nearly nine-month war with Hamas. Abu Selmia and other Palestinian health officials have denied the accusations. "Our detainees have been subjected to all kinds of torture behind bars," Abu Selmia said at a news conference after his release.He said guards broke his finger and caused his head to bleed during beatings, in which they used batons and dogs.A Palestinian man, centre, who was arrested in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military and released through the Kissufim crossing point is welcomed by relatives at a hospital in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip on Monday, July 1, 2024.
The military uncovered a tunnel beneath Shifa Hospital leading to a few rooms, as well as other evidence that militants had been present inside the medical centre, but the evidence fell short of what it had claimed before the raid.Israeli soldiers stand outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, November 22, 2023.
Amid the uproar over Abu Selmia's release, the various Israeli state organs responsible for detentions scrambled to shift blame.Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's far-right national security minister who controls the country's police and prison service, said the releases constituted "security negligence" and blamed the Defence Ministry. Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said Abu Selmia's release was another sign of the government's "lawlessness and dysfunction".
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