Gaza’s last major northern hospital evacuated by Israeli military

The World Health Organization has reported that the Kamal Adwan hospital, the last major health facility in northern Gaza, is no longer operational following a raid on Friday. Initial reports reveal key departments were destroyed, severely impacting healthcare access in the area. Israel claims the strikes were targeting terror activities near the hospital, accusing Hamas of using medical facilities for military purposes. Hamas has consistently denied these claims.

Also in the Programme: We discuss August’s largest East-West prisoner swap and speak to US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva about her return after being detained for over a year; and we hear more about the Israeli air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Thursday from our correspondent Emir Nader in Jerusalem.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Celia Szusterman, a Latin America specialist with Earendel Associates, and Henry Chu, an American journalist and deputy curator at Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism.

(Picture: Palestinians evacuate Kamal Adwan hospital following an Israeli strike, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 21, 2024. REUTERS/Osama Abu Rabee)