This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine war: First week ends with over 2,500 Palestinians, 1,400 Israelis killed
Hospital in south Gaza ordered to clear out, doctors refuse to leave
15 October 2023 12:37 BST
A hospital in the furthest town in southern Gaza has been given an order by Israeli authorities to clear out, the hospital's director said.
'The world has failed but we will not leave our people alone'
- Palestinian doctor
Israel had ordered residents of northern Gaza, including hospital staff, to move south. When some people did move, they were bombed and killed. Now Israel is threatening to level hospitals in the south.
"Everyone in the hospital are civilian," said the director of the Kuwait Speciality Hospital, located in the town of Rafah at the nearest point to the Egyptian border.
"We will only leave the hospital to paradise," the doctor said.
"The world has failed but we will not leave our people alone."