Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.
Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser hospital, described being held for a week in detention, where, he said, muzzled dogs were set upon him and his hand was broken by an Israeli soldier.
His account closely matches those of two other medics who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals.
They told the BBC they were humiliated, beaten, doused with cold water, and forced to kneel in uncomfortable positions for hours. They said they were detained for days before being released.
An expert in humanitarian law said the footage and the testimony from the medical staff interviewed by the BBC was “extremely concerning”. He said some of the accounts provided to the BBC “very clearly cross over into the category of cruel and inhumane treatment”.
This is what is most disturbing. By attacking hospitals and medical staff they are going against one of the most important rules in modern warfare.
They also failed to present evidence for their reason of attacking the hospital: “To retrieve dead bodies of hostages”.
Israel: No Evidence So Far That Hamas Held Hostages in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
So aside from killing people in a hospital for dead bodies which is israel saying “our dead people are worth more than alive Palestinians”, those dead bodies were a lie to begin with.
Yes. A real pattern is emerging of attacking hospitals, sniping medics, bombing ambulances, beating up doctors, etc.
These are war crimes.
Always have been.