IDF denies Palestinian media reports that it struck and ordered evacuation of north Gaza hospital

The IDF denies reports by Palestinian media claiming that the Israeli military struck the Indonesian Hospital and ordered the evacuation of the medical center in the northern Gaza Strip.

“Contrary to reports, the IDF did not strike the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalia over the past day and did not damage any essential equipment,” the IDF’s international media spokesman, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani says on X.

“Following reports regarding the evacuation of the hospital, messages were sent to reiterate to officials in the health authorities that there is no need to evacuate the hospital,” he continues.

“The IDF emphasizes that it is not operating to evacuate the hospital. The IDF remains in ongoing coordination with hospital officials in order to enable and facilitate the supply of humanitarian assistance to the hospital,” Shoshani adds.

The military issues a similar statement also in Hebrew.

The statement comes after Palestinian journalists in Gaza, including some accused by Israel of being members of Hamas, claimed that the IDF had ordered all those in the Indonesian Hospital to evacuate and that Israeli military vehicles opened fire in the vicinity of the hospital.

The reported IDF evacuation order was even cited by the World Health Organization’s representative to the Palestinian territories during his testimony at an ongoing UN Security Council session.

The IDF operated at the Indonesian Hospital last month, during which it said troops killed several terror operatives and detained dozens of suspected members of terror groups.

The military also operated at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia last weekend, where it evacuated the remaining patients and staff to the Indonesian Hospital. Kamal Adwan’s equipment was also delivered to the Indonesian Hospital to ensure it could keep running, according to the military.