Watan-The director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza, Mohammed Abu Salimia, shared tweets about the latest situation hours after the occupation forces stormed the facility amid the brutal campaign they are leading against the besieged enclave.
Abu Salimia issued urgent pleas to rescue the patients and displaced individuals trapped inside the hospital, as Israeli forces refuse to allow anyone to move and conduct sniper operations while besieging the area tightly.
He confirmed that Israeli soldiers are still inside the hospital, having taken bodies and detonated the water pipeline, leading to a complete depletion of water and leaving no life-sustaining resources within the complex.
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He confirmed that Israeli soldiers are still inside the hospital, having taken bodies and detonated the water pipeline, leading to a complete depletion of water and leaving no life-sustaining resources within the complex.
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The tragic situation inside Al-Shifa Complex
The tragic situation inside Al-Shifa Complex, as highlighted by the director:
- We are unable to remove the bodies from outside the wards, with over 650 patients, 500 medical staff, and more than 5000 displaced individuals.
- The hospital is completely surrounded, and both food and water have run out. The occupation forces targeted the main water pipeline.
- Conditions are dire, with those in the hospital crying out due to thirst.
- We cannot even dispose of the garbage outside the hospital.
- We are no longer able to do anything for the patients, and if the situation continues, many will die.
- The occupation is currently holding some families inside the hospital warehouse.
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The occupation’s narratives are falsehoods
The health official highlighted the continuation of “sniper operations” that compel everyone to remain in their places, stating that “no one can move from one building to another, and we have lost contact with our colleagues,” according to the director of Al-Shifa Complex.
Mohammed Abu Salimia pointed out the falsehood of the Israeli occupation‘s claims regarding the use of the hospital by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, as their headquarters and operations center: “No bullet was fired by the occupation forces from inside the hospital, so where are the armed individuals?”
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Abu Salimia added in his tweets: “Even the law of the jungle does not allow for the inhumane conditions that Al-Shifa Hospital is currently going through,” adding, “We are fighting death minute by minute, and all the claims of the Israeli army are false.”
The director of Al-Shifa Complex affirmed that the hospital administration will remain with the wounded and the patients and will not leave except with them, stating, “Either we live with them, or we die with them.”
A trivial and disgraceful play
Israeli forces, with their vehicles, weapons, and tanks, are present in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Medical Complex and have invaded it since Wednesday morning, with some of their elements remaining inside the complex, as confirmed by Abu Salimia.
The occupation claimed that a Hamas command center is located beneath the hospital, allegations supported by the U.S. administration in an attempt to provide cover for Israeli crimes.
In response, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated that Israel’s narrative about finding weapons and military equipment inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza is “a trivial and disgraceful play.