The Israeli army forces proceeded to detain and strip the medical staff at Al Awda Hospital in Gaza, before transferring the hospital director to an unknown destination, in fear that a new massacre would be committed there, similar to what happened in other hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qudra, said, “This evening, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Awda Hospital, after several days of siege and bombing, and detained and stripped its medical staff, led by the hospital director, Dr. Ahmed Muhanna.”

He stated that "the occupation forces released the medical personnel after four hours of interrogation in inhumane conditions."

He confirmed that "the occupation forces kept the director of Al Awda Hospital, Dr. Ahmed Muhanna, in detention," noting that they had "taken him to an unknown destination."

Al-Qudra added: "We fear that the occupation forces will repeat the scenario of what happened at Kamal Adwan Hospital."

He said, "We call on international institutions to intervene urgently to protect the hospital, its staff, and those present there."