Ambulance driver in central Gaza finds mother dead in Israeli attack
It has been a very fluid situation, not only in the north of the Gaza Strip but also in the central area where we are right now.
A location just 5km [3 miles] away from where we are, in the eastern area of Maghazi refugee camp, was targeted. It was a civilian car hit with no warning given to residents or even passers-by who were critically injured in the attack.
According to officials at Al-Aqsa Hospital, three Palestinians have been confirmed killed including a Palestinian woman whose son is the ambulance driver who recovered her from the site of the strike.
He was shocked when he discovered the woman he was trying to rescue was his mother. There has been an intensification of air strikes on the coastline, especially in the north of the territory.
On al-Rashid Street, a group of Palestinians was hit by a drone; at least five Palestinians have been confirmed injured at the moment.
Earlier, Israeli fighter jets targeted one of the main markets in Beit Lahiya. Ten Palestinians were killed and 20 wounded, according to medical officials.
Medical care in northern Gaza is ‘virtually absent’
We have not seen any aid getting to Al-Aqsa Hospital, where we are right now. Most [of the aid goes] to field hospitals recently established by different countries, including Egypt and Jordan, alongside the US field hospital on the coastal line of the Gaza Strip.
We are talking about medical care in the north that is virtually absent due to the lack of essential suppliers and the destruction of the key medical infrastructure and facilities in the north of the Gaza Strip.
We spoke to [a doctor] who said that no ambulance or Palestinian Civil Defence car operates in the north. Gaza’s Health Ministry called for an immediate deployment of medical delegations, ambulances, and Civil Defence vehicles in order to rescue and save lives in the north of the Strip.
That is the bleak reality that escalation is still ongoing with a shortage of medical care.
Kamal Adwan Hospital receiving ‘constant stream of trauma patients’: WHO
A medic treats a wounded man in Beit Lahiya after Israel’s latest attack on civilians
The besieged hospital in the northern Gaza Strip has just one paediatrician, one orthopaedic surgeon, and limited nursing staff during Israeli military attacks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
“The hospital building and equipment sustained damage during the most recent siege, and its four ambulances were destroyed,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the UN organisation, said in a post on X.
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern #Gaza is receiving a constant stream of trauma patients due to ongoing hostilities in the area. The hospital has just one pediatrician, one orthopedic surgeon and limited nursing staff -- @WHO team assessed. The hospital building and equipment… pic.twitter.com/gVwYZLAK6b
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) October 30, 2024
Aftermath of a deadly Israeli strike on Beit Lahiya
A Palestinian carries an injured person following an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, on Wednesday
Palestinians assist victims following Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza on Wednesday
