Israeli military forced journalists and health workers to strip in Gaza hospital raid, eyewitnesses say
CNNCNN — Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalists and health workers, blindfolded them and stripped them down to their underwear in Al-Shifa Hospital, in northern Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts shared with CNN. On Wednesday, the IDF added that forces questioned “over 300 suspects” and took at least 160 others to Israeli territory “for further questioning.” CNN cannot independently verify the IDF’s claims. Palestinian residents flee the area near Al-Shifa Hospital, in northern Gaza, on March 18, after Israeli forces stormed the largest medical complex in the strip. Mahmoud Basal, civil defense spokesman in Gaza, said on Thursday that displaced Palestinians from Al-Shifa Hospital recounted “many stories about humiliation and beatings there after they had left and walked long distances.” He told CNN that Israeli forces had razed and bombed houses in the area, leaving dead and wounded Palestinians on the roads.