JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have destroyed Gaza’s only specialized cancer hospital as ground forces advance deeper into the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that operations would continue “with increasing intensity” until Hamas releases its remaining hostages. The hospital in central Gaza had long been inaccessible to Palestinian patients and doctors. The Israeli military said it destroyed the hospital in a strike Friday because it was being used by Hamas militants. The Turkish government, which helped build the hospital, accused Israel of targeting medical facilities in an effort to render Gaza uninhabitable.
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