GAZA CITY — The director of Gaza's largest hospital was arrested by Israeli forces, according to a spokesperson for the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.

Other doctors were also arrested alongside Al-Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya, spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra said Thursday.

CNN could not independently verify the arrests and has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.

Abu Salmiya was reportedly arrested while evacuating with a World Health Organization convoy, an ER doctor inside Al-Shifa told Al-Jazeera News, citing doctors accompanying the director. — CNN