Child killed as Israeli airstrike targets top floor of Al-Shifa Hospital building in Gaza

By Mohammad Majid

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - At least one child was killed after Israeli warplanes hit one of the buildings of Al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City on Monday, local authorities said.

"The [Israeli] occupation hits Al-Quds building in Al-Shifa Hospital complex," the Gaza-based government media office said in a statement, adding that the building was hosting hundreds of patients, medical staff and displaced people.

Meanwhile, the Health Ministry in Gaza said the Israeli airstrike on the Al-Quds building in Al-Shifa Hospital left one child dead and five others, including a woman, injured.

Israel has launched air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 10,022 Palestinians, including 4,104 children and 2,641 women, have been killed in the Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli death toll is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.

Besides the large number of casualties and massive displacements, basic supplies are running low for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents due to the Israeli siege.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar