Director of Indonesian Hospital in Gaza says Israeli tanks have surrounded building
Israeli tanks have completely surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahiya, northern Gaza, and cut off the medical facility’s electricity supply, our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues report, citing Dr Marwan al-Sultan.
Israeli forces have bombed the hospital, targeting the second and third floors with artillery shells, putting medical staff and patients at serious risk, according to al-Sultan.
Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent in Gaza also reports that Israeli forces have begun demolishing parts of the hospital.
A view of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza after it was attacked by Israeli forces in November 2023
Israeli forces also besiege Gaza’s al-Awda hospital
The Israeli military is also laying siege to the al-Awda Hospital in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, according to the Al Mayadeen news outlet and the Quds News Network.
Earlier, we reported that Israeli tanks had surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in nearby Beit Lahiya. Israeli forces struck the second and third floors of the hospital with artillery shells, putting medical staff and patients at serious risk, according to director Dr Marwan al-Sultan.
Displaced Palestinians are sheltering in the grounds of both hospitals. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.
Israeli attacks target al-Awda and Kamal Adwan hospitals
Our colleagues are reporting that Israeli attacks have targeted al-Awda Hospital in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza. Israeli forces have also now fired on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, meaning that all three major hospitals in northern Gaza have come under attack in recent hours.
Earlier, we reported that Israeli tanks had surrounded the Indonesian Hospital, also in Beit Lahiya, and shelled the building. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.
Israel’s military siege of northern Gaza
Amid its weeks-long siege of northern Gaza, the Israeli military has carried out more deadly attacks in the area overnight.
- In the Jabalia refugee camp, 33 people were killed and 85 wounded, while a second attack in the area saw four people killed in a strike on a house.
- Israeli forces are also besieging northern Gaza’s three main hospitals – the Indonesian Hospital, the al-Awda Hospital and the Kamal Adwan Hospital.
- Since October 5, Israel’s military has carried out extensive operations and issued evacuation orders for civilians covering virtually all of the north, where an estimated 400,000 people are trapped without access to food, water or medicine.
- In Jabalia, tanks have reached the heart of the camp and are destroying dozens of houses daily from the air and ground. There are also reports of a telecommunications blackout.
- More than 450 people have been killed in Israel’s northern Gaza assault over the past two weeks.
