Gaza’s Health Ministry calls on world to protect its hospitals
The Israeli army has intensified its attacks on the health facilities in northern Gaza, as it besieges and “directly targets” the Indonesian Hospital, Kamal Adwan Hospital, and al-Awda Hospital in the past hours, according to a statement from Gaza Health Ministry.
The Israeli occupation is “forcing the wounded and patients to evacuate the Indonesian Hospital”, it said.
It stressed that the Israeli “bombing is targeting all the departments of the Kamal Adwan Hospital and its surroundings around the clock without stopping.”
“Shrapnel is scattered inside the hospital yard, causing terrifying sounds and serious damage,” the statement added.
“We appeal to all international and UN institutions and concerned parties to urgently intervene to protect the health system in the Gaza Strip,” the ministry said.
Israeli artillery has shelled the third floor of the al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza’s besieged Jabalia refugee camp, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
The Israeli army has also detonated remote-controlled explosives in the barely functioning Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Beit Lahiya, injuring at least 20 patients and medical staff.
Also in Beit Lahiya, Israeli soldiers are forcing wounded and sick people to leave the Indonesian Hospital, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
