Israeli special forces enter Nasser hospital in Khan Younis

BBC LIVE Summary

The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "precise and limited mission" in Nasser hospital in Khan Younis

The Israel Defense Forces says it has "credible intelligence", including from released hostages, that Hamas held hostages at the hospital in southern Gaza

It adds that it has apprehended a number of suspects, after earlier claiming that "terrorists appear to have been operating from within the hospital too"

The IDF adds that it contacted the director of the hospital on Tuesday calling for the immediate end of "all Hamas terrorist activity" within the facility

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says Israel forced people to leave, as well as using a bulldozer to demolish a wall and turn the hospital into a barracks

Footage shows medical staff working under gunfire, with Nasser hospital sources telling the BBC one patient has been killed

Israel ordered civilians sheltering at the hospital to leave on Wednesday, while doctors say a number of people killed by Israeli sniper fire in recent days

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