A doctor at the hospital said earlier today that the director of the hospital had been arrested by Israeli forces. – Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya was arrested together with several other senior doctors, said one of the department heads at the hospital, Khalid Abu Samra, to the AFP news agency. On Sunday, 31 “severely ill infants” were evacuated from the Shifa hospital, according to the WHO. Photo: WHO Now the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) confirms that the director has been arrested. That is what the news agency Reuters writes. – Extensive terrorist activity The man will be questioned about evidence Israel will provide, that the hospital has been used as a command and control center for Hamas, according to the IDF. – At the hospital, under his management, there was extensive terrorist activity, directed by Hamas, the IDF writes in a statement. The Shifa director referred to the hospital as a large prison and a mass grave when Israeli forces entered it around a week ago. On Thursday, around 190 people were evacuated from the area by the Shifa hospital. There are probably 250 patients and health workers left there. Several hundred are also gathered in the area around the hospital. Ceasefire Friday morning According to the plan, a ceasefire was to be introduced in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, and last for four days. But now it is clear that the ceasefire will not start until Friday at 6 o’clock Norwegian time. The agreement is that Hamas will release 50 women and children held hostage in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has confirmed that all 50 are alive. Israel is to release 150 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
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