Kamal Adwan Hospital generator out of service, fuel tank hit by Israel
Dr Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, says Israeli tanks and bulldozers yesterday abruptly approached the western gate of the besieged facility under heavy gunfire.
Bullets penetrated the intensive care unit, the maternity department, and the specialised surgery department, he said in a statement released today, saying patients had been evacuated to the hospital corridors, but some bullets hit inside the departments, creating fear and chaos.
“Additionally, one of the generators was targeted and completely put out of service due to a fire. There were also attempts to hit the fuel tank, but fortunately, it did not explode.”
He added: “Currently, we have 91 hospitalised patients, including adults, children, and women. We are still providing the minimum level of service.”
Abu Safia renewed his call on the international community for protection and humanitarian assistance, saying Kamal Adwan Hospital has received “only a very small amount of aid” amid lingering Israeli threats.
A fire burns as seen through a window from Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya on December 18
Israeli army commits ‘horrific, brutal crimes’ in Nuseirat: Gaza Media Office
In a statement on Telegram, the Government Media Office in Gaza says the Israeli military stormed “the new camp” in Nuseirat with more than 17 military vehicles, dozens of soldiers and jets.
It added that the army killed and wounded more than 50 people – all civilians, including children and women – in the camp in central Gaza, while also demolishing more than 20 housing units.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the barbaric aggression committed by the ‘Israeli’ occupation army against the new camp area in Nuseirat,” it said, calling the military’s actions a “crime of genocide”.
Number of people killed in Israel’s war on Gaza rises to 45,317
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the start of the war has risen to 45,317, with 107,713 others wounded, according to the latest daily update by the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory.
It said 58 people were killed and 86 wounded during the last 24-hour reporting period.
Many victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, with ambulances and Civil Defence crews unable to reach them, the ministry said.
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