IOF bomb only hospital in Gaza with an operational maternity ward: MoH

By Al Mayadeen English
16 Dec 2023 15:14
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The Ministry of Health in Gaza reports that 12 babies are still stuck in incubators in the hospital without water, food, or medical care.

A Palestinian boy cries for his relatives who were killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Friday, December 15, 2023. (AP)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported today, Saturday, that the occupation forces forcibly evacuated the wounded from the Kamal Adwan Hospital and violently harassed the medical staff.

It also confirmed that the occupation forces destroyed the southern part of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

The ministry also reported that the occupation forces have been systematically repressing and humiliating the medical staff in the hospital, adding that 12 babies are still trapped in the incubators in the hospital without water, food, or medical care.

It further stated that the occupation forces had also bombed the al-Sahaba center yesterday, which is currently the only facility with an operational maternity ward in Gaza.

The ministry affirmed that the medical staff at al-Awda Hospital remain steadfast, refusing the IOF's directives for evacuation, adding that the Israeli occupation forces have directly targeted ambulances and deployed snipers that are targeting anyone moving inside Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda Hospitals.

IOF commit further massacres in Gaza amid communication blackout

Several Palestinians were martyred and others were injured early on Saturday as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza for the past 71 days. This comes simultaneously with the disruption of communications and the internet in most areas of the besieged Strip.

Israeli occupation warplanes launched an attack in the vicinity of the UNRWA Mazraa school in Deir al-Balah, south of Gaza City. Occupation warplanes also carried out multiple airstrikes on the neighborhoods of al-Shujaiya, al-Tuffah, and al-Daraj in Gaza City.

Palestinian Journalist Alam Sabbah reported that the Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery shelling and multiple airstrikes along the Gaza border, launching fire belts in the eastern areas of Gaza City.

Sabbah added that Israeli warplanes launched several airstrikes targeting residential buildings in Gaza City, noting that due to the communication disruptions in the Strip, civil defense teams are facing challenges in carrying out their work.

The Israeli occupation continued its airstrikes on Khan Younis, targeting the al-Masri and Sarhan areas in the al-Manara neighborhood. Additionally, Israeli aircraft conducted an airstrike targeting a house in the al-Barahma area in Rafah.