The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have not yet commented on the evacuation, but earlier in the week, an Israeli official said that they intended to relocate those at Kamal Adwan hospital to the nearby Indonesian hospital that was itself evacuated by the Israeli military on Tuesday.

Staff at a hospital in northern Gaza say the building has been surrounded by Israeli forces and they are being ordered to evacuate along with all patients, after reports of a nearby airstrike that the local health ministry said killed about 50 people.

At least 31 killed in pre-dawn airstrikes, Gaza medics say Israel says van held 'Islamic Jihad terrorist cell' Hamas and Israel trade blame over ceasefire deal delays CAIRO/GAZA Dec 26 (Reuters) - Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists in a vehicle outside a hospital on Thursday but the Israeli army said the victims were Islamic Jihad militants posing as media workers.