Palestinians pray over the bodies of the victims of an Israeli strike on a home late Saturday before the funeral outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. At least eight people were killed according to the hospital which received the bodies. AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana Palestinians pray over the bodies of the victims of an Israeli strike on a home late Saturday before the funeral outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. At least eight people were killed according to the hospital which received the bodies. AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Hussam Abu Safia told media that the the Israeli bombing is continuing from all directions and alleged that the forces are “targeting the hospital to kill and forcibly displace us”.
Abu Safia said that the Israeli bombing did not stop throughout the Sunday night and have destroyed homes and several buildings near the hospital.
He added that bombs were dropped on the hospital rooftop, courtyards and it is a major threat to the fuel and oxygen supplies.
He also mentioned on Saturday that there are 66 people left in the hospital including patients and medical staff.
The hospital located in Northern Gaza is one of the few still open in the region, with only a few doctors left to treat patients. The hospitals in Gaza are struggling to treat mounting number of injured despite a serious shortage or lack of essential medical supplies.
The Israeli military body overseeing civilian affairs in Gaza, known as COGAT, said on Friday it facilitated the evacuation of over 100 patients, caregivers and others from Kamal Adwan Hospital and Al-Awda Hospital in the north.
According to AP, Kamal Adwan's director on Saturday asserted that Israel's military had ordered an evacuation and said shelling was occurring. Israel's military on Sunday said there was no evacuation order and it was unaware of any strikes there.
Urging the international organisations to help the Gazans, Safia told Al Jazeera, "The bombing continues from all directions, affecting the building, the departments, and the staff. This is a serious and extremely horrifying situation."
He also said, "The world must understand that our hospital is being targeted with the intent to kill and forcibly displace us. We urge the international community to intervene quickly and stop this fierce assault on us, to protect the healthcare system, the workers, and the patients within it."
"The situation remains extremely dangerous and requires urgent international intervention before it is too late," he added.
Safia in a video statement on Saturday had informed about the commencement of direct bombing of the intensive care unit.
“The nursery, maternity, and all departments of the hospital are being targeted by the occupation forces with all types of weapons, including sniper fire, tank shells, and quadcopters,” he added.
Safia said, “For more than an hour now, shells are raining down on us from every corner, mile, and direction.”
Al Jazeera journalist reporting from nearby Deir el-Balah reportedly said, “What we are seeing now is a deliberate attack on the health facility.”
Israeli Bombing In Kamal Adwan ContinuesFor the third consecutive day, the Israeli army increased its blockade and kept attacking the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, causing fear and panic among the patients and medical staff.
Safia told The New Arab, "For more than two months, the Israeli army deliberately attacked parts of the hospital while attacking the nearby sites to force us to evacuate,"
"What made matters worse was that the Israeli army attacked units inside the hospital, which threatened the lives of the patients and medical staff," he added.
Before the Monday attack, Safiya spent a terrifying night at the hospital with the patients as Israeli army tanks and bulldozers suddenly moved toward the hospital’s western gate and fired a heavy burst of bullets.
"We did not know where we should hide from the heavy fire […] We evacuated the patients to the corridors of the hospital, but the heavy explosions around us pushed us to feel the [Israeli] army would definitely attack the hospital and kill us," Abu Safiya reportedly said.
The hospital director said Israeli bullets hit the intensive care unit, maternity ward, and surgery department.
At the same time, the Israeli army targeted one of the generators, setting it on fire and putting it out of service.
They also tried to hit the fuel tank while continuing to shell nearby homes and buildings, according to Abu Safiya.
The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees says “one child gets killed every hour” in Gaza by Israeli attacks.
“These are not numbers. These are lives cut short. Killing children cannot be justified,” Philippe Lazzarini said on X.
“Those who survive are scarred physically and emotionally,” he added.
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Lazzarini warned that the clock was ticking for these children: “They are losing their lives, their futures and mostly their hope.”
Kamal Adwan Hospital stands as one of the last remaining refuges for the sick and injured Palestinians in northern Gaza. It is one of the few hospitals still partially operating in the area, which has been under continuous Israeli attacks for almost three months, enduring some of the most brutal attacks of the 14-month-long war.
Despite the ongoing assault, the hospital's medical staff are determined to continue their vital work.
slot empireThey remain resolute in their commitment to treating patientsnustabet gaming, refusing to follow the Israeli army's repeated orders to evacuate the hospital and leave the area.
