IOF storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza
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The Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression against hospitals in Gaza, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesperson reports that the IOF stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital and prevented medical teams from providing healthcare to patients.
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Wounded Palestinians wait at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia following an Israeli airstrike on November 21, 2023. (AFP)
The spokesperson for the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, reported that on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, one of the largest medical facilities in the Strip.
Al-Qudra mentioned that the occupation forces obstructed medical teams from delivering healthcare to ten injured individuals in the emergency department, resulting in the unfortunate death of two of the wounded.
He further added that the occupation forces compelled medical teams to gather the wounded and care for children exclusively on the hospital's second floor, while restricting access to water, food, electricity, and movement between departments. Furthermore, he highlighted that the occupation deprived 12 children in intensive care of milk, attributing the loss of their lives to the interruption of electricity and the cutting off of their life support equipment.
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Al-Qudra also explained that the occupation is currently detaining over 70 medical staff and wounded, including the hospital's director, Dr. Ahmad al-Kahlot. Additionally, he mentioned that the occupation forces evacuated approximately 2,500 displaced people from inside the hospital to shelter centers, all under the threat of bombardment.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Health emphasized that the wounded and sick would be transferred from Kamal Adwan Hospital to Al-Shifa Medical Complex, which lacks essential treatment capabilities, characterizing this move as tantamount to execution for those individuals.
These health facilities are already suffering from a severe shortage of medical supplies and running out of fuel, leading to the complete cessation of most of their operations, including the Turkish Friendship Hospital (the only cancer treatment hospital), the Indonesian Hospital, Al-Shifa Hospital, and other medical centers. Additionally, the IOF have detained a large number of doctors.
Jabalia al-Balad massacre
Earlier today, a new massacre was committed by the Israeli occupation in Jabalia al-Balad, located in northern Gaza Strip, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent who underscored that over 100 people were martyred at the location.
An Israeli raid targeted and destroyed buildings in the neighborhood, and our correspondent reported that dozens of martyrs have been recovered from under the rubble so far.
Our correspondent also pointed out that occupation snipers targeted two children, no more than 6 years old, and that occupation artillery fired shells randomly at the al-Saftawi area, north of Gaza City. Alongside these attacks targeting the north of the Strip, our correspondent also underscored that the occupation targeted the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
Moreover, in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the occupation committed two horrific massacres, pointing out that more than 100 martyrs, most of them displaced, were killed by indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes in the past five hours.
