Nasser Medical Complex besieged and bombed, 10,000+ at risk: Gaza MoH
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Violent aerial and artillery shelling on various areas of the Strip continue, killing and injuring many.
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A wounded Palestinian child is carried into the Nasser Medical Complex, following Israeli airstrikes on the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 (AP)
Israeli occupation forces have escalated their attacks on the besieged Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis on the 127th day of the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
In parallel, dozens of Palestinians were martyred and others were injured as a result of the continuous violent aerial and artillery shelling on various areas of the Strip.
The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qudra, announced that the IOF are targeting the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis by opening heavy fire on its gates, buildings, and courtyards.
He stressed that medical teams are unable to navigate between the complex's buildings and are deeply concerned and fearful over the lives of 300 health staff workers, 450 wounded and sick Palestinians, and 10,000 others seeking refuge inside the complex.
Al-Qudra urged international institutions to intervene and protect the complex and all the people it is housing.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent confirmed that the IOF are shelling and sniping at the Nasser Medical Complex, further stressing that they launched extensive bulldozing operations targeting the vicinity of the complex to an extent where its courtyards turned into cemeteries where bodies of martyrs are laid to rest.
Palestinian media also reported that four Palestinians who sought shelter at the medical center were killed.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent from Beit Lahia stated that journalists in the Jabalia camp made an appeal at 9:00 am asking for help as Palestinians in northern Gaza are threatened by severe hunger.
He also confirmed that civil defense crews were attempting on a daily basis to recover the decaying bodies of martyrs from areas where the IOF have retreated.
12 days later, Hind Rajab has been found dead
Meanwhile, the body of 6-year-old child Hind Rajab was found today among five bodies identified as her relatives after the IOF surrounded their vehicle 12 days ago in Tal al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) released a statement declaring that one of its ambulances was discovered bombed in Tal al-Hawa with its crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun killed, noting that both martyrs went on a rescue mission attempting to save Hind 12 days ago.
🚨 Urgent: The Palestine Red Crescent ambulance was discovered bombed the Tal al-Hawa area of #Gaza City, resulting in the killing of crew members Yusuf Zeino and Ahmed Al-Madhoun, who had been missing since a rescue mission for the child Hind Rajab 12 days ago.#NotATarget❌… pic.twitter.com/dCgfeevTd8
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) February 10, 2024
They added that the IOF deliberately bombed the ambulance upon its arrival at the scene as it was found meters away from the vehicle that had the trapped child Hind in it.
The IOF aggression on Rafah and Deir al-Balah continues
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli occupation gunboats opened fire near the coast of Deir al-Balah killing a Palestinian fisherman and injuring another in parallel with the continuous artillery shelling east and center of Gaza.
He confirmed that areas between Rafah and Khan Younis have been witnessing intensifying Israeli aggression for days.
In the town of al-Nasr, north of Rafah, the number of martyrs due to the bombing of the Bin Jarmi house has risen to 8 after the martyrdom of a child.
As a result of the Israeli targeting of many areas in Rafah last night, the number of Palestinians martyred has exceeded 27 in Rafah alone.
