Israel-Palestine
IDF says they did not order evacuation of Al-Shifa

Here are the facts:

• IDF says they did not order an evacuation of Al-Shifa but rather offered a safe passage to those who wanted to leave

• Palestinian officials and Medical staff says they received an Evacuation order and were threatened to leave at gunpoint

• Palestinian officials and the Israeli military offered conflicting versions about what prompted the mass exodus from al-Shifa hospital, AP reported.

What Israel is saying

IDF international spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner denies ordering an evacuation of Al- Shifa hospital, but says the hospital's administrator asked for an evacuation corridor.

He claims people have been leaving, but those who cannot leave have remained in the hospital with medical staff.

Lerner says the IDF is carefully operating in Al-Shifa to maintain security, but claims there is evidence Hamas is operating there.

He also denies ordering anyone in Khan Younis to evacuate, but says the south is safer for people.

Lerner defends the suitability of the al Mawasi area for displaced civilians and says there is no time limit on ground operations within Gaza.

When asked how many civilian lives lost is too many for Israel, he objects and says there is no price on civilian life, but that the IDF needs to distinguish between civilians and terrorists.

What Palestine is saying

Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital has been evacuated after Israeli forces allegedly ordered doctors, patients, and displaced people to leave the medical compound.

Medical staff claim that some individuals were forced to leave at gunpoint.

The hospital, which had over 7,000 people, including critical patients, was under siege by Israeli troops for several days. The evacuation caused panic and fear among the hospital staff and patients. Many people left on foot, but those who couldn't move, such as amputees and critical patients, were forced to remain behind with a few medical staff.

The Palestinian Minister of Health called for international institutions to intervene and transfer the babies to hospitals in the occupied West Bank or Egypt.

The scenes outside the hospital during the evacuation were described as appalling, with dead bodies scattered on the road and homeless people left out in the open.

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