Israeli airstrikes target Gaza hospitals, kill 6 Palestinians in Al-Shifa Hospital

By Anadolu staff

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli warplanes on Thursday carried out several overnight raids on Gaza hospitals, including Al-Shifa, the main hospital in the besieged enclave.

The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Al-Shifa Hospital came under heavy bombardment in the very vicinity of the hospital, killing at least six Palestinians and injuring others.

The Israeli army continues to strike Al-Shifa Hospital, alleging that Hamas military leadership is stationed in it, a claim vehemently denied by the Palestinian group.

Meanwhile, a fire broke out at the ground floor of Al-Rantisi Pediatric Hospital from the Israeli airstrikes, according to the Gaza-based Health Ministry.

Wafa also said that Indonesian Hospital, north of Gaza, came under a series of heavy Israeli airstrikes in its vicinity, causing panic among the medical staff, patients and displaced people inside the hospital.

It added that Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza, became the target of Israeli airstrikes, which left two medics wounded and two ambulances destroyed.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported heavy Israeli airstrikes near Al-Quds Hospital in the Gaza City, a medical facility home to nearly 14,000 Palestinians displaced.

According to the Gaza-based government media office, 18 hospitals out of 34 across Gaza were out of service due to either Israeli bombardment or the lack of fuel and medical supplies.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 10,569 Palestinians, including 4,324 children and 2,823 women, have been killed. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar