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Medical services at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital came to a complete halt after the Israeli army invaded the Hospital Wednesday morning, Anadolu Agency reports.
A source inside Al-Shifa Hospital, requesting anonymity due to security reasons, told Anadolu that
The Israeli army is holding the displaced individuals inside the medical complex, preventing movement to and from the facility
Hundreds of patients and injured people are at risk of death due to the cessation of services
the source said.
It pointed out that the Israeli Forces are stationed in the hospital’s kidney dialysis department.
On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army raided Al-Shifa Medical Complex after besieging it for days, where civilians displaced by continuous Israeli airstrikes in the area sought refuge.
Israeli air strikes lead to massacre by Al-Shifa Hospital – Cartoon [Sabaaneh/Middle East Monitor]
Thousands of buildings, including hospitals, mosques, and churches have also been damaged or destroyed in Israel’s relentless air and ground attacks on the besieged enclave since last month.
The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is around 1,200, according to official figures.
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