Most of Gaza hospitals, health centers out of service after 1 month of Israeli war

By Anadolu staff

JERUSALEM (AA) - As the Israeli war on Gaza completes one month, most of the hospitals and health care centers across Gaza have been forced out of service either due to direct bombing, or a lack of fuel and medical supplies, officials said.

Israel carried out at least 102 attacks on health care since the outbreak of the fighting in the besieged enclave on Oct. 7, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO said the attacks resulted in 504 fatalities, 459 injuries, damage to 39 facilities and affected 31 ambulances.

Over half of the health attacks and over a half of hospitals damaged were in Gaza City, the UN health agency said, calling for the "active protection of civilians and health care."

According to the Gaza media office, only 18 hospitals are functioning partially and under extremely difficult conditions as they have run out of fuel and medical supplies.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Hamas a month ago.

At least 10,022 Palestinians, including 4,104 children and 2,641 women, have been killed since then. Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar