Israeli Troops Accused Of Beating Medical Staff.
Palestinian medical staff in Gaza says
they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by
Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.
Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at
Nasser hospital, described being held for a week in detention, where, he said,
muzzled dogs were set upon him and his hand was broken by an Israeli soldier,
and his account closely matches those of two other medics who wanted to remain
anonymous for fear of reprisals.
The IDF raided the hospital in
the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis which was one of the few in the Strip
still functioning on 15 February, saying intelligence indicated that the
hospital housed Hamas operatives.
They also said Israeli hostages
taken by Hamas on 7 October had been held there - and some of the hostages
themselves have publicly said, they were kept at Nasser, and Hamas has denied
that its fighters operate inside medical facilities.
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