DayofPal– All North Gaza’s public hospitals are now out of service after relentless Israeli airstrikes attacked medical facilities in the area, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Sunday.
This announcement came after Israel targeted and besieged the Indonesian Hospital, the only functional medical facility in the area, early morning.
“A state of panic and confusion has prevailed among patients, the wounded, and medical staff, hindering the provision of emergency healthcare,” the Health Ministry said this morning following the Israeli attack on the hospital.
It added that two patients were injured while trying to leave the hospital as the Israeli siege blocked the wounded exit.
Marwan Al-Sultan, Director of the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, reported that the facility is under total siege, with gunfire continuing to target anyone on the move, adding that the Israeli forces have also attacked the hospital’s intensive care unit.
Al-Sultan said the situation is “catastrophic, and several hospital staff members have lost family members.”
Dr. Mohammed Zaqout, Director General of Hospitals, stated that Israel is “deliberately killing the wounded by blocking their access to hospitals and directly targeting patients, the injured, and medical teams inside the facilities.”
In a statement to Al Jazeera, he said that Israeli drones opened fire directly at the intensive care unit in the Indonesian Hospital, with four patients currently being treated in the ICU, while two others urgently needing intensive care.
Not far from the Indonesian is the Al-Awda Hospital, which has been hit by Israeli shelling and drone strikes, endangering the lives of patients, the wounded, and medical staff.
Meanwhile, the European Gaza Hospital was struck by 14 missiles, destroying its infrastructure and oxygen lines, severely complicating any effort to restore its operation.
The Israeli occupation continues to block the entry of foreign medical delegations who are essential for performing specialized and complex surgeries for the wounded.
He also warned thT intensive care, surgical, and emergency departments are operating under catastrophic conditions due to a severe shortage of life-saving medications and medical supplies.
The prevention of food supplies and the famine outbreak have led to the deaths of 57 children, with increasing cases of immune deficiency and chronic diarrhea among the youngsters, he uncovered.
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