Head of Kamal Adwan hospital says it is ‘next to impossible’ to obey shut down order due to lack of ambulances to evacuate patientsAs we mentioned in the opening summary, there have been reports this morning of deadly Israeli bombing on the al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Four people were reportedly killed in an Israeli attack on an area north of the camp. Here is a report from Al Jazeera, which says Israeli forces have surrounded a shelter in the camp for displaced civilians:In the early hours of this morning, Israeli quadcopters and forces in armoured vehicles surrounded a school in the Nuseirat refugee camp that was filled with displaced civilians, impeding movement and preventing people from leaving the building.They kept intermittently shooting using the quadcopters and heavy artillery. One person has already been killed there.We currently have nearly 400 civilians inside the hospital, including babies in the neonatal unit, whose lives depend on oxygen and incubators. We cannot evacuate these patients safely without assistance, equipment, and time.We are sending this message under heavy bombardment and direct targeting of the fuel tanks, which if hit will cause a large explosion and mass casualties of the civilians inside. Continue reading…
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Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-12-23 07:59:42
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Middle East crisis live: Israel orders closure of one of last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza
