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‘This must stop now’: MSF denounces killing of staffer in Israeli bombing
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has condemned the killing of a staff member during a major Israeli attack on Gaza’s southern Khan Younis.
“MSF denounces in the strongest possible terms the killing of our colleague, Hasan Suboh, on October 24 at night during Israeli military operations in Khan Younis,” it said in a statement.
The attack on Thursday killed at least 38 people, including 14 children, the Health Ministry said. “This is our eighth colleague killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023 – and the second in two weeks. Through its war on Gaza, Israel continues to show a fundamental disregard for civilian lives. This must stop now.
Suboh, 41, was married and had seven children. “Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones and with our colleagues in Gaza,” said MSF.
Israeli forces ‘shooting’ inside Kamal Adwan Hospital
Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli soldiers have opened fire inside the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. “The occupation forces are searching the hospital and shooting inside the various departments, increasing the state of panic and anxiety,” the ministry said.
Two children died in the damaged intensive care unit after its generators stopped functioning and the oxygen station was targeted by Israeli forces, it said. Three ambulances and the solar panel electricity generation system were destroyed, “hindering relief and transportation operations”.
UN calls for the protection of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
The United Nations demanded the protection of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza after Israeli troops attacked then stormed the facility.
“Kamal Adwan must be protected. It is the only minimally functional hospital providing trauma care in all of north Gaza,” UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said at a news conference.
With Israel’s ongoing siege, Haq emphasised the UN’s “deep” concern. Haq said a UN mission transferred 23 patients and some healthcare workers from Kamal Adwan to al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, while providing fuel, medicine, blood and surgical supplies.
An unknown number of medical staff were wounded when Israeli soldiers targeted Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya on Thursday, damaging life-saving equipment in the intensive care unit. The hospital’s main oxygen station was bombed, rendering it inoperable.
“The vast majority of attempts to deliver critical assistance continue to be denied or impeded,” Haq said, noting Israeli military authorities again “denied permission for the delivery of essential food and water supplies to Jabalia” refugee camp today.
WHO chief: 600 patients, medical staff ‘under siege’ at Gaza hospital
The head of the World Health Organization has given an update on the situation at the Kamal Adwan Hospital after Israeli forces attacked the facility.
“Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza is still under siege, but we managed to get in touch with the staff. Three health workers and another employee have been injured, 44 health workers have been detained and four ambulances damaged. Around 600 patients, health workers and individuals are currently sheltering in the hospital,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X.
“We urge for hospitals, health workers and patients to be protected. Ceasefire!”
