‘Israel’ bombs Gaza’s only hospital for cancer patients

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
31 Oct 2023 13:09
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The director-general of hospitals in the Gaza Ministry of Health warns that the most pressing concern currently is the continuous shelling of hospitals and their surroundings.

Cancer patients at Gaza's Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital after an Israeli airstrike on October 39, 2023 (Twitter)

Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli airstrikes on Monday hit the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, which is the only medical facility in the besieged territory specifically designated for cancer patients.

According to the hospital's medical director, Mohammed Abu Nada, the area surrounding the hospital resembles a war zone, and the hospital faces constant threats of bombardment by "Israel".

Abu Nada appealed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging him to intervene and halt the Israeli aggression against the hospital and its patients.

The director-general of hospitals in the Gaza Ministry of Health stressed that the most pressing concern currently is the continuous shelling of hospitals and their surroundings.

Gaza Mayor Yahya al-Sarraj reiterated his warning about potential disease outbreaks and epidemics due to blocked sewage systems in some hospitals.

Concurrently, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that the Israeli warplanes bombed the vicinity of al-Quds Hospital, causing damage to multiple departments.

Notably, on October 17, an Israeli airstrike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City resulted in the loss of a minimum of 500 lives, leading to extensive international and Arab condemnations.

Our correspondent added that two paramedics sustained injuries when the IOF targeted an ambulance in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Additionally, he reported that five injured individuals were transported to the Indonesian Hospital after being hit by an artillery shell in the same region.

Moreover, the number of fatalities arriving at the Indonesian Hospital increased after the Israeli occupation forces targeted Beit Hanoun Municipality in the northeastern part of the Gaza Strip.

IOF launched attacks on regions to the east of Rafah and Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, our correspondent reported.

He also added that the IOF targeted displaced people in the northwestern part of Gaza City, causing injuries.

Numerous martyrs and numerous injuries were recovered following the airstrikes on the residences of the Abu Sariya family in al-Zeitoun neighborhood, located in the eastern part of Gaza City, and the Hijazi family home in Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in the Gaza Strip reported, on Monday, that the number of martyrs and missing persons, combined, had risen to about 10,000 individuals as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide on the Strip, which has entered the 24th day.

The #Palestinian Education Ministry announced that 2,000 students were martyred, in addition to more than 70 were martyred from the educational cadre, as a result of the Israeli aggression on the #Gaza Strip.#GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/O2XlVN149W
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 29, 2023

Our correspondent said that the total number of Palestinian martyrs killed by Israeli fire in the Strip has exceeded 8,500 people, including 3,542 children and 2,187 women, while the number of Palestinians missing under the rubble exceeded 1,800.

The correspondent also underscored that Israeli air raids against the Strip were intensified and more concentrated throughout the night, especially in the eastern areas of the central Gaza Strip.