A fire has broken out at one of northern Gaza’s only functioning hospitals, while medics and patients have been forced to leave by Israeli forces, who raided the hospital on Friday morning, according to staff members.

Kamal Adwan hospital and the surrounding area has been under increased attack this week, according to the hospital’s director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, who said five medical staff were killed in a strike on Thursday.

Abu Safiya said he was threatened with arrest by Israeli forces, who ordered staff to leave and patients to be transferred to the Indonesian hospital, including those in critical care who rely on oxygen to survive.

“The occupation army is burning all the operating departments in the hospital while we are still there. The army evacuated the entire medical staff and the displaced people and arrested a number of the medical staff. There are a large number of injuries among the medical staff,” Abu Safiya posted on Instagram. He added that much of the hospital building and equipment was damaged.