Published December 19,2023
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The final functioning hospital within the northern Gaza Strip stopped working on Tuesday, the Health Ministry within the Palestinian enclave stated.
“The Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital was forced out of service due to Israeli bombardment, siege and arrest of medics,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra stated in an announcement.
At least 471 individuals have been killed and plenty of injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital on Oct. 17, in line with well being officers in Gaza. Israel, nonetheless, nonetheless denies duty for the strike.
The Israeli military accuses Hamas of utilizing hospitals in Gaza for army functions, an accusation vehemently denied by the Palestinian resistance group.
Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip because the Oct. 7 assault by Hamas, killing at the least 19,667 Palestinians, principally ladies and youngsters, and injuring 52,586 others, in line with well being authorities within the enclave.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins with half of the coastal territory’s housing inventory broken or destroyed, and almost 2 million individuals displaced throughout the densely-populated enclave amid shortages of meals and clear water.
Nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed within the Hamas assault, whereas greater than 130 hostages stay in captivity.
Source: www.anews.com.tr