A display screen seize from a safety digicam exhibits what hospital workers described as Israeli forces in disguise, holding weapons, raiding the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, West Bank, on Tuesday,

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A display screen seize from a safety digicam exhibits what hospital workers described as Israeli forces in disguise, holding weapons, raiding the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, West Bank, on Tuesday,

Ibn Sina Hospital/Anadolu by way of Getty Images

The Israeli navy and safety forces say that they raided a hospital within the West Bank metropolis of Jenin early Tuesday morning, killing three Palestinians who they are saying had been militants.

In an announcement, the Israeli military said one of many folks belonged to Hamas and was planning an imminent assault “inspired by the events of October 7.”

The head of surgical procedure at Ibn Sina Hospital, Dr. Tawfiq al-Shawbaky, instructed NPR that the person was a affected person, paralyzed and utilizing a wheelchair.

The hospital stated that its CCTV footage confirmed armed Israeli gunmen dressed as hospital workers and Arab civilians.

“They raided one of the floors in the hospital and attacked the hospital staff,” al-Shawbaky stated. “They raided one of the patients’ rooms and killed him, and the people who were in the room with him, his brother and friend.”

The United Nations has reported an increase in Israeli raids within the West Bank since Oct. 7, and expressed concern at the escalation. The U.N. says that over 360 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers within the West Bank since Oct. 7, and that six Israelis have additionally been killed.

Al-Shawbaky, the surgeon at Ibn Sina, stated that hospitals have to be a purple line.

“There should be some actions to stop the invasion and the surrounding of hospitals during any IDF operation,” he stated.