The Israeli army has arrested the director of Al Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip.
Muhammad Abu Salmiya was arrested along with several other “senior doctors”, Khalid Abu Samra, a department chief at the hospital.
The arrest was also reported by the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.
Al Shifa Hospital has been a major focus of Israel’s ground offensive in northern Gaza as Israel has alleged that Hamas fighters used a tunnel complex beneath the hospital to stage attacks.
Hamas and hospital officials have repeatedly denied the claims.
The death toll of Palestinians since Oct 7 has climbed to 14,758 which includes 6,000 children and 4,000 women.
At least 35,000 are injured with over 75 percent of them children and women.
Meanwhile, the latest death toll from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the West Bank is at least 226 including 51 children. More than 2,750 are injured.
On the Israeli side, the death toll stands at 1,200 with at least 5,600 injured.
