Israeli forces strike near a hospital in Gaza City
Israeli forces launched an air strike near al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Baptist Hospital) in Gaza City.
Within the past 15 minutes, we’ve been getting reports of the Israeli military carrying out air attacks in the vicinity of al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Baptist Hospital) in Gaza, which is in the central part of the city.
From the initial report that we received, it was the house in the hospital’s back yard [that was struck]. It’s a densely populated area with back-to-back houses in that particular location.
Two killed in Israeli attack near hospital in Gaza City: Report
The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Israeli air raids near the al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Baptist Hospital) have killed two Palestinians and wounded others.
Citing local sources, it reported that Israeli fighter jets had targeted the perimeter of the hospital, and emergency and rescue teams were still working to retrieve the fatalities and casualties.
Medical facilities directly, deliberately targeted
There are several casualties inside al-Ahli Arab Hospital. This is not the first time we’ve seen health facilities being directly and deliberately targeted by the Israeli military.
This particular hospital was attacked in the initial weeks of this war, and hundreds of people were killed as they were in the courtyard of the hospital.
This was during the early stages of evacuations when the Israeli military ordered many of the residents of the northern part of the Gaza Strip to evacuate to avoid being bombed, and people ended up inside the health facility.
Panic follows attack on al-Ahli Arab Hospital with children wounded
Footage obtained by Al Jazeera reveals the chaos following an Israeli air strike near al-Ahli Arab Hospital in northern Gaza City. The attack caused widespread panic with people screaming and scrambling for safety.
Among the wounded are a toddler and another child, both of whom were being treated at the hospital, as bystanders and family members stood by anxiously. Hundreds of people were killed at the Gaza City hospital in October after an Israeli air strike.
Death toll rises to 3 after Israeli attack on hospital compound
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza reports three people have been killed and dozens injured in the Israeli attack in the vicinity of the al-Ahli Arab Hospital.
Palestinians wary of their safety during polio vaccination drive
The UN is set to start vaccinating some 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, but there are concerns about the safety of families during the process.
“The danger is there every second for our children as the war continues and the strikes are everywhere,” said Adly Abu Taha, a displaced Palestinian from the southern city of Rafah. He got his son vaccinated on Saturday ahead of the drive.
“There was a risk to bring my child to Nasser Hospital where the campaign started and to move from one place to another. But thank God, I arrived and wasn’t late and haven’t left until my son got the vaccine, which I hope will be safe and prevent his infection of any disease.”
But Palestinian health officials are sceptical of the campaign’s success given the horrific conditions in Gaza caused by Israel’s war.
“We call for a real ceasefire for this campaign to succeed,” said Dr Yousef Abu al-Rish, deputy minister of health in Gaza.
“Without this all the arrangements that have been made cannot qualify this campaign for success. Regardless our teams will go everywhere. Wherever there is a Palestinian who needs this vaccination, our teams will reach them despite the risks.”
Israeli army carries out new attack in northern Gaza City
Israeli forces targeted the Tuffah area, east of Gaza City, the civil defence agency says. It’s unclear if there are any casualties in the latest attack. Earlier, Israel bombed the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the city, killing at least three Palestinians and wounding dozens of others.
It was the most recent attack on healthcare facilities by Israel’s army, which has continually targeted hospitals, schools, and other places sheltering terrified and displaced civilians.
