Israeli tanks and drones attacked the last partially functioning hospital in northern #Gaza in overnight bombardment of the besieged #Palestinian territory where alarm was mounting over starvation deaths as little humanitarian aid trickled in.
The attack on Al Awda targeted the main hospital building, water tanks and fuel reserves, causing the huge blaze, Dr Rafat Al-Majdalawi, director general of the Al Awda Health and Community Association, said, according to The National.
It was the last partially functioning hospital for thousands of people in northern Gaza, #ActionAid said, adding that “starving and injured people, as well as pregnant women in need of maternity care, will have nowhere left to turn” if it was forced out of service.
“A warehouse housing medical supplies was also hit, sparking a huge fire which has yet to be contained, due to firefighters reportedly being prevented from reaching the site. The situation is incredibly dangerous, with no one able to enter or leave the facility, and around 160 medical staff and patients trapped inside, trying to continue saving lives under the nonstop sound of quadcopters firing overhead.”
#warcrimes #IsraelWarCrimes #starvation #genocide #Palestine #FreePalestine @palestine @israel https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-gaza-al-awda-hospital-food-lebanon-b2756445.html