An Israeli strike killed a safety guard and wounded 10 sufferers at a subject hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday, in line with the director of the medical facility.
The lethal assault on the grounds of the Kuwait Specialty Subject Hospital in Khan Younis got here two days after an Israeli strike hit one of many enclave’s final functioning medical facilities: the Ahli Arab Hospital compound in Gaza Metropolis. The strikes highlighted the precarious state of Gaza’s well being care sector, which has been decimated by the conflict.
Israel’s army — which has stated the strike on Ahli Arab hospital focused a Hamas command middle, with out offering proof — stated it was trying into the stories about an assault on the Kuwait Specialty Subject Hospital.
Dr. Suhaib al-Hamss, the sector hospital’s director, stated that the guard was killed defending the doorway to the ability. 4 of the wounded suffered severe accidents, he added, noting the assault hit the sting of the hospital grounds.
“It was a strong strike,” Dr. al-Hamss, 37, stated in a cellphone interview. “Every part fell over.”
Others on the hospital stated the strike prompted sufferers to flee the hospital.
“It was a terrifying second,” stated Mohammed Abu Ghali, a subject coordinator for HEAL Palestine, an American nongovernmental group that funds the sector hospital.
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