Several killed, wounded in Israel raid on al-Shifa hospital
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
Mon / 18 March 2024 / 10:30
Israeli forces raid the al-Shifa Medical Complex in western Gaza City and impose a tight siege on it.
Tehran-ISNA- Israeli occupation forces raided early Monday the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City under heavy aerial and artillery cover fire.
The Israeli occupation military announced an operation was underway in al-Shifa, claiming Palestinian Resistance fighters were using the complex.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli military drones opened fire on Palestinians in the vicinity of the hospital as Israeli warplanes launched fire belts in the area.
Our correspondent also mentioned that Israeli naval vessels fired toward the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex west of Gaza City, confirming that several people were martyred and others were injured due to the relentless aggression.
He noted that there are bodies of martyrs within the premises of the Complex that can't be reached due to the ongoing Israeli assault, emphasizing that Israeli occupation forces are surrounding hundreds of displaced individuals, patients, medical teams, and journalists inside the facility.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that a fire erupted in the specialized surgery building inside the al-Shifa Medical Complex due to Israeli airstrikes.
In the same context, Palestinian journalist Alam al-Deen Sabah told Al Mayadeen that an Israeli occupation force was ambushed near the complex.
Israeli media suggested that a special unit of the Israeli occupation army engaged in a confrontation in the area, prompting the dispatch of numerous aircraft and armored vehicles.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza held the Israeli occupation accountable for the well-being of medical staff, patients, and displaced individuals inside the al-Shifa Medical Complex, underlining that the Israeli occupation forces' actions constitute a blatant violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
In a statement, the Ministry denounced "Israel's" continued use of fabricated narratives to justify its raid, pointing out that the Israeli occupation army aims to persist in destroying the healthcare system in the northern Gaza Strip.
It called on the international community to reject the Israeli occupation's practices against the al-Shifa Medical Complex and hospitals in Gaza.
On its part, the Government Media Office in Gaza said that the Israeli raid on the al-Shifa Medical Complex caused fear and panic among the wounded, patients, and displaced individuals.
The Office indicated that the Israeli assault threatens the lives of thousands inside the Complex, in a war crime added to the criminal record of the Israeli occupation army, which continues to commit various crimes and massacres and continues to harbor the intention to destroy the healthcare sector and destroy hospitals.
It held the Israeli occupation, the US administration, and the international community fully responsible for the well-being of the medical staff, wounded, patients, and displaced individuals in the facility.
The Government Media Office in Gaza called on the United Nations, international organizations, and all free countries of the world to urgently intervene to halt "Israel's" genocidal war, cease its aggression, and stop targeting the healthcare sector, medical institutions, and hospitals.
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