He Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza CityHe unique for the treatment of cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, suspended its activities this Wednesday due to the latest bombing of Israel, as well as fuel shortage to maintain its activities.
Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kailaindicated that in this way they constitute 16 hospitals that had to suspend their activities since the start of Israel’s military offensive on the Gaza Strip, which has 35 hospitals.
So he warned that “The lives of 70 cancer patients in the hospital are under serious threat”before pointing out what’s around two thousand people suffer from cancer in Gaza amid “catastrophic health conditions due to Israeli aggression and the displacement of large numbers of the population.”
Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza (Photo: Reuters)
Al Kayla further stated that Al Shifa Hospital ‘will cease operations in less than 24 hours’ due to fuel depletion,” said a statement released by the Palestinian Authority-affiliated Ministry of Health through its official social media account. Facebook.
In this sense, he emphasized that this hospital, the most important in the sector, “is emergency operation“At the same time, only surgical departments, dialysis departments, intensive care units and incubators are operating, emphasizing that Number of patients ‘far exceeds’ their capacity to carefaced with staff that “does not cover 30% of needs.”
“The number of citizens who are safe from the occupation aggression in Al-Shifa and its surrounding areas is about 50 thousand citizens,” said Al Kayla, who stated that the area in which the hospital is located was an arena “repeated bombings” of Israel.
Finally he regretted it Only 81 patients were allowed to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing.on the border with Egyptand recalled that there are “thousands” of victims. Therefore, he asked Israel to “stop aggression” and “allow the import of medicines and medical supplies.”
Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza (Photo: Reuters Archive)
Israel launched a military offensive a few days ago ground operations According to reports provided by the Israeli authorities, in response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas, which killed approximately 1,400 people and abducted more than 240 people.
Hamas-controlled Gaza authorities this Wednesday rose to the number of deaths is approaching eight thousand 800among them three thousand 600 minors. Likewise, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli operations and settler attacks in the West Bank.
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