Israel destroys Gaza City’s main heath center, injures 2 medics
The Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) says a medical center in Gaza City has been destroyed by Israeli shelling, resulting in injuries to at least two medical workers.
The PMRS stated that Israeli forces have hindered the evacuation of essential equipment and supplies from the center, which provided vital services such as treating the injured, supporting cancer patients, and managing blood donations, the official Palestinian WAFA news agency reported on Tuesday.
The charity further noted that Israeli troops are currently besieging another medical center in the Tal al-Hawa area of the city, adding that they have also demolished a clinic in the al-Shati refugee camp.
'1,723 healthcare workers killed in Gaza since war began'
Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry said Israeli forces have attacked 38 hospitals since October, resulting in the tragic loss of at least 1,723 healthcare workers.
According to Munir al-Bursh, the ministry's director general, the St John Eye Hospital, the al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital, and the Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza City are now “out of service” due to the attacks.
He also expressed concern over Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid in Gaza, including fuel, warning that if petrol is not allowed in within the next 48 hours, the hospitals are at risk of imminent closure, leading to a potential major humanitarian disaster.
In defiance of international criticism, Israel recently launched a large-scale invasion of Gaza City.
Israel has long accused the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas of building military infrastructure inside civilian areas, especially in Gaza City — allegations the resistance group repeatedly denies.
On September 16, Gaza City was engulfed in flames before dawn as Israel launched a new ground offensive, killing dozens of civilians and burying families under the rubble.
Residents still in the city were warned they must leave and head south.
Israel began its campaign of genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, after Hamas carried out the historic Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the usurping entity in retaliation for the regime’s intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.
The regime has killed at least 65,340 Palestinians, mostly women and children, so far, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Gaza is also suffering mass starvation caused by Israel’s deliberate blockade of aid into the territory.
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