Israel’s Gaza conflict live: Panic and fear as patients evacuate Al-Aqsa Hospital.

26-08-24 Israel’s Gaza conflict

Israeli forces detain three Palestinians in a raid on Qalqilya.

According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli soldiers stormed several homes in an early morning raid on Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, arresting two men and a woman.

Additionally, Israeli forces conducted a raid on the village of al-Manshiyya, south of Bethlehem, where they dug up the main road, effectively blocking the primary access route to Bethlehem for the rural area.

Daily Israeli army raids have been ongoing across the occupied West Bank since October, with approximately 10,200 Palestinians detained during this period, as reported by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.

At least 15 Palestinians have been detained in the occupied West Bank.

Israel’s Gaza conflict

Since Sunday night, Israeli forces have detained at least 15 Palestinians. Which including former prisoners, in the occupied West Bank during a series of raids.

According to the official Wafa news agency, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the Authority of the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners reported that the arrests occurred in Nablus, Qalqilya, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem.

Israel orders evacuation in Deir el-Balah, forcing patients to flee from Al-Aqsa Hospital.

Al-Aqsa Hospital, the sole operating facility in central Gaza, provides care for thousands.

Patients and displaced Palestinians are fleeing Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Which is the only remaining operational medical facility in central Gaza, after the latest evacuation orders.

On Sunday, the Israeli army ordered Palestinians to evacuate an area east of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. That was previously designated as a “humanitarian area.”

Subsequently, the Gaza Government Media Office stated that Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital “is not located within the red zone defined by the occupation [Israel].”

Since October 7, Israel has targeted multiple hospitals across Gaza.