Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila has reported that 15 medical facilities have sustained damage due to Israeli airstrikes.
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila revealed that the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since October 7th has resulted in the tragic killing of 28 medical personnel. Furthermore, many healthcare workers have also suffered injuries.
Al-Kaila reported that 15 medical facilities have sustained damage due to Israeli shelling. Beit Hanoun Hospital and Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital have been forced to suspend their services, and 23 ambulance vehicles have been rendered non-operational, she added.
Al-Kaila stressed that the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) consistently threatened to bomb Gaza’s hospitals and issued orders to forcibly displace patients and staff, posing a direct risk to the lives of numerous patients and the injured.
It is worth noting that Al-Durrah Children’s Hospital had to be evacuated after being targeted with internationally banned white phosphorus munitions, while Beit Hanoun Hospital was also forced to cease operations due to Israeli shelling.
She reiterated her urgent plea to the international community, the United Nations, human rights organizations, and global humanitarian bodies to provide immediate protection for hospitals, medical facilities, ambulances, healthcare workers, patients, and the injured, all of whom are subjected to daily Israeli shelling.
Source: Almayadeen