The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on Sunday that it received strongly worded threats from Israeli Occupation Forces to "immediately evacuate" the Al-Quds Hospital in the Gaza Strip "because it would be bombed."

In a statement, the Society added that since morning, the Al-Quds Hospital's perimeter has been witnessing continuous strikes that have destroyed some of its surrounding buildings.

The occupation once again threatens to bomb Al-Quds #Hospital in Gaza and demands its immediate evacuation.The hospital currently includes more than 400 patients and approximately 12,000 #displaced civilians who sought refuge in the hospital as a safe place, in addition to the… pic.twitter.com/dnoweKSCz9

— State of Palestine - MFA 🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@pmofa) October 29, 2023

The Red Crescent said there were 14,000 displaced people in the Al-Quds Hospital, expressing concern over the Occupation's threats to bomb it.

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The Society's spokesperson said it was very difficult to evacuate the hospital with dozens of injured people, adding "We are heading towards a catastrophe if international organizations do not intervene to stop plans to bomb Al-Quds Hospital."

Baptist hospital massacre exposes US and Western support for "Israel"

The massacre of the Baptist Hospital, also known as the Al-Ahli National Hospital, on October 21, left more than 500 martyrs, with most of the victims being women and children.

According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, many of the victims were found beheaded, their limbs torn off, or disemboweled. The continuous increase in victims has surpassed the capabilities of medical crews and ambulances.

He added that doctors are performing surgeries in the hospital's corridors, without anesthesia. 

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