'Israel' killed 103 Palestinians in 24 hours; hospital out of service
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Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis has ceased operations due to intensified Israeli aggression amid an escalating death toll.
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Ata Qasas, center, mourns over the body of his son Rashad Qasas, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, during his funeral in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on June 11, 2025. (AP)
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed 103 Palestinians and wounded 427 others in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported, as the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave deepens.
Emergency crews continue to face severe obstacles in reaching victims, with many bodies still trapped under rubble or lying in the streets, inaccessible due to ongoing bombardment and destroyed infrastructure.
The total death toll since the start of the Israeli assault on October 7, 2023, has now reached a staggering 55,207, with 127,821 people wounded, according to official figures.
Since March 18, 2025, 4,924 Palestinians have been killed and 15,780 others have been injured, marking an escalation in the intensity and scope of the attacks.
The health authorities also highlighted the continuing tragedy in areas designated for aid distribution, where civilians are being targeted. As of this morning, 21 people were confirmed killed and more than 294 injured while attempting to access humanitarian aid. This brings the total number of victims in aid zones to 245 killed and over 2,152 wounded.
Genocide ongoing
A number of civilians, including children, were killed while searching for food near US aid distribution centers in the Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
A house was bombed on Old Gaza Street in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli occupation artillery renewed its shelling of the Joura al-Aqad and al-Katiba areas in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian media reported, citing a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital, that four people were killed and wounded in an Israeli attack on the al-Maqousi Towers area, northwest of Gaza City.
Three people were killed as a result of an Israeli attack that targeted civilians in the al-Mukhabarat Towers area, northwest of Gaza City.
Al-Amal Hospital in Gaza out of service, WHO says
Meanwhile, Al-Amal Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip has ceased operations due to intensified Israeli bombardment in its vicinity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, confirmed on June 9.
“Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, is now essentially out of service due to increasing hostilities in its vicinity,” Ghebreyesus announced on his official X account.
Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, #Gaza, is now essentially out of service due to increasing hostilities in its vicinity.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) June 9, 2025
Access to the hospital is obstructed, preventing new patients from reaching care, and leading to more preventable deaths. The hospital still has patients who… pic.twitter.com/21VwZq4wtK
He further noted that access to the hospital is obstructed, preventing patients from receiving critical care and resulting in a rise in preventable deaths. Although some patients remain inside Al-Amal, the hospital is no longer able to admit new cases.
With the hospital no longer operational, Nasser Medical Complex remains the only functioning hospital with an intensive care unit in Khan Younis.
WHO urges immediate ceasefire, protection for health facilities
"Once again, we call for an immediate ceasefire, protection of health facilities and unimpeded access for essential medicines and medical supplies," the WHO chief emphasized.
The health sector in the Gaza Strip is nearing total collapse, with systematic and deliberate Israeli attacks on hospitals and medical infrastructure forming part of a broader genocidal campaign against the besieged enclave.
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens, the international community continues to call for urgent measures to protect civilians and restore access to life-saving healthcare.
