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Patients and medical staff leave Al Shifa Hospital under Israeli siege

  • November 18, 2023
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Most of medical staff and patients who were in Al Shifa Hospitallargest in the Gaza Strip, they left after a military ultimatum from Israel, whose army denies issuing

Patients and medical staff leave Al Shifa Hospital under Israeli siege

Most of medical staff and patients who were in Al Shifa Hospitallargest in the Gaza Strip, they left after a military ultimatum from Israel, whose army denies issuing it.

At least five doctors remained at the hospital to oversee the coordination of the departure of about 120 wounded who remain in its facilities, as well as 30 premature babiesThis is stated in the message of the General Directorate of the Ministry of Health.

Evidence cited by the Ministry of Health reflects moments of chaos and suffering in the medical complex before the evacuation, such as the fact that “many children and adults were unable to continue walking” along the route laid out by troops in the direction of Al-Wahda Street, heading towards the Salah Road. el-Din.

This road is a route established by Israel for the movement of Palestinians from northern Gaza to the south.

Director of the Ministry of Health, Munir al Barshwas one of those who left the center, and, according to his testimony, the entire area around the hospital was “completely destroyed.”

– said Al Barsh.

We heard the wounded and could not help them, people were dying.

In addition, he noted that 30 premature babies who were inadequately cared for at the hospital, which has been virtually closed for several days due to a power outage and lack of fuel, remained in the hospital.

According to him, they agreed with the Red Cross so that the organization would take care of them.

However, he expressed sadness over the deaths of six premature babies due to the dangerous situation, as well as six dialysis patients and 22 others in the intensive care unit.

In turn, the head of the emergency center Omar Zaqutalso evacuees, insisted that the army had escorted them out of the hospital “at gunpoint” and urged them to carry a white flag or handkerchiefs.

The Israeli army today denied it had granted an hour’s detention to doctors, patients and displaced people who remain at the Palestinian Al-Shifa Hospital.

According to the IDF, they agreed “to the request of the director of Al-Shifa Hospital to allow other Gazans who were in the hospital and wanted to evacuate to do so in a safe way.”

At no time did the Army order the evacuation of patients or medical equipment, and in fact did not suggest that the Army cooperate with any medical evacuation requests.

The Israeli army claims that al-Shifa is hiding a Hamas command center and is therefore a military facility, where it also suspects that at some point it hid the hostages it kidnapped in Israel on October 7.

It has made several limited incursions into its facilities in recent days, in which it is said that weapons and a tunnel used by the Islamist group Hamas were discovered.

(according to information from EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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