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  • Source: Agencies
  • 23 Nov 2023 19:00
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The PRCS posted on X that Israeli occupation forces arrested Awni Khattab and his whereabouts are unknown.

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  • Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 (AP Photo)
    Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 (AP Photo)

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced on Thursday that Israeli occupation forces (IOF)  have detained Awni Khattab, the director of a medical clinic in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip.

The PRCS posted on X that it is "deeply worried about Awni Khattab, our colleague the head of Khan Younis Medical Center, #Gaza. Israeli forces arrested him and now his whereabouts are unknown."

🚨PRCS is deeply worried about Awni Khattab, our colleague the head of Khan Younis Medical Center, #Gaza. Israeli forces arrested him and now his whereabouts are unknown. 📍The arrest took place yesterday while the convoy of the wounded from Al-Shifa Hospital was traveling… pic.twitter.com/amr9JoBewL

— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) November 23, 2023

The IOF has not spared medical centers from their brutality indiscriminately targeting civilians and medical personnel in what has been described as the most brutal night since the start of the aggression 48 days ago, leaving dozens of casualties. 

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Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that the remains of the martyrs have been spread out on the second floor of the hospital and that the IOF has taken some of the martyrs' remains, effectively keeping them hostage. 

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The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that the evacuation convoy of the wounded from Al-Shifa Hospital is held at an Israeli checkpoint separating northern and southern Gaza. Israeli soldiers have hindered their safe passage while they conduct thorough inspections of ambulance vehicles, endangering the lives of the wounded and patients in these deliberate delays.

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