Watan-The hospital that was taken out of service by the Israeli airstrikes shelters tens of thousands of displaced people. Israeli tanks have besieged the Al-Rantisi Specialized Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza, as shown in footage shared by activists and broadcasted by Al Jazeera.
Al-Rantisi Hospital, which has been taken out of service by the Israeli airstrikes, shelters tens of thousands of displaced people.
The Al-Rantisi Specialized Children’s Hospital is one of the hospitals that has been heavily targeted by Israeli bombardment in the past few hours, leading to a large fire breaking out on the lower floor of the hospital and some of its facilities.
🔴#عاجل| مدير #مستشفى_الرنتيسي للأطفال في #غزة: نحن محاصرون في المستشفى منذ أمس والدبابات الإسرائيلية تتمركز في محيطه.#مستشفي_الشفاء #ايلات #غزه_تباد_والقاهره_تحتفل #القمه_العربيه #هولوكوست_غزه #متجمعين_لدعم_فلسطين #مقاطعه_التيك_توك #حماس_منا_ونحن_منها #مستشفى_الاندونيسي… pic.twitter.com/ojAzpDqEeL
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warnings of a health disaster
On his part, the director of Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital, Mustafa Al-Kahlout, stated that the Israeli army has been besieging the hospital for hours, with occupation tanks stationed in its vicinity.
Al-Kahlout warned of a serious disaster, as it has become impossible to provide the minimum medical services to patients.
The director of Al-Rantisi Specialized Children’s Hospital appealed to international organizations to work on protecting the hospital’s staff and the displaced individuals within it.
📸دبابات الاحتلال تحاصر الأطفال المرضى والنازحين في #مستشفى_النصر في #غزة .. هل هذا ما يقصده وزير الخارجية الامريكي حينما يكذب ويقول "دعونا اسرائيل لحماية المدنيين"؟.#مستشفي_الشفاء #ايلات #غزه_تباد_والقاهره_تحتفل #القمه_العربيه #هولوكوست_غزه #متجمعين_لدعم_فلسطين… pic.twitter.com/iryJP36JCi
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Intense bombardment on hospitals
Since dawn, the Israeli occupation army has been heavily bombing several hospitals in the Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties and injuries.
The Gaza Government Media Office announced that 18 hospitals have gone out of service since the beginning of the ongoing war in the sector, which has been continuing for 35 days.
🔴#عاجل| الاحتلال يرتكب مذبحة في #مستشفى_الشفاء بـ #غزة قبل قليل .
فيديوهات في تلغرام: https://t.co/YwaNHSkXRg#مستشفي_الشفاء #ايلات #غزه_تباد_والقاهره_تحتفل #القمه_العربيه #هولوكوست_غزه #متجمعين_لدعم_فلسطين #مقاطعه_التيك_توك #حماس_منا_ونحن_منها pic.twitter.com/OUa7vX64k7— وطن. يغرد خارج السرب (@watanserb_news) November 10, 2023
Officials in the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli occupation army carried out airstrikes on at least three hospitals or in their vicinity, posing a threat to the healthcare system already facing significant challenges due to the influx of thousands of injured and displaced Palestinians into hospitals.