Hospitals in Gaza: Gaza hospitals are on the front lines of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
As Israel escalates its onslaught against Hamas in Gaza City, hospitals and medical facilities have become targets.
The spotlight has been on Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, where thousands are trapped by adjacent clashes, but other clinics are also suffering a lack of supplies and power as a result of the fighting.
Israel claims it is not deliberately targeting hospitals but admits there are “clashes” near Al-Shifa and other facilities.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 36 health institutions, including 22 hospitals, have been damaged since the war began on October 7, with only a few still operating.
Our source learned the following on the situation at the main facilities in Gaza.
Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital
The WHO announced on Sunday that Al-Shifa, the territory’s largest hospital with 700 beds, had suspended operations and that the condition inside was “dire and perilous.”
Fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces has overtaken the nearby streets. According to the UN, critical infrastructure has been damaged.
Israel claims that Hamas fighters operate in tunnels beneath the hospital, which Hamas denies.
Employees on the inside claim it is difficult to exit without risking injury or death.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, stated on X that “constant gunfire and bombings in the area have exacerbated the already critical circumstances.”
According to multiple insider sources, there is no food and no gasoline to power generators. Solar power is powering a few important systems.
Communication blackouts have occurred, with the NGO Doctors Without Borders unable to contact its colleagues inside Gaza over the weekend. Our sources’ attempts to contact workers have frequently proven futile.
According to the Hamas-run health ministry, at least 2,300 individuals remain inside the hospital, including up to 650 patients, 200-500 personnel, and approximately 1,500 others seeking sanctuary.
This figure includes newborn newborns retained in the site’s operating theater.
According to staff, three of the 39 children in their care died over the weekend due to a lack of incubators. Doctors said that the babies who survived were in grave danger of dying.
Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the top spokesman for the Israel Defense Force (IDF),
stated on Saturday that Israel would assist in evacuating the newborns to a “safe hospital.”
However, as of Monday afternoon, no evacuation has taken place.
According to hospital officials, transporting the newborns securely would necessitate advanced equipment, and there is no “safer hospital” inside Gaza.
According to Mark Regev, a top adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas refuses to accept answers to the paucity of fuel required to save the newborns, and “they want pictures to show a crisis.”
“We bought fuel specifically for the babies, for the incubators… no one wants to see these babies suffer,” Mr Regev added, reiterating Israel’s assurances that its soldiers were not purposefully targeting hospitals.
On Saturday, IDF Colonel Moshe Tetro stated that there were confrontations nearby but no firing or siege at the hospital.
He said that anyone who wanted to go could. He argued that saying otherwise was a lie.
Hospitals in Gaza situation is complex because of the conflicts between Israel and Palestinian groups, particularly Hamas. Gaza has experienced periods of intense violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks, and ground operations. The reasons behind the conflicts are deeply rooted in historical and geopolitical issues, including disputes over territory and political governance. Source thedailycourierng news