Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients, medics
Al JazeeraThe hospital’s director has called for international intervention to protect patients and Gaza’s health system. “For more than an hour now, shells are raining down on us from every corner, mile, and direction.” Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from nearby Deir el-Balah, said, “What we are seeing now is a deliberate attack on the health facility.” “The Israeli military has ordered evacuations from the hospital, but they have also created an intimidating environment that makes people feel it’s unsafe to leave.” Mahmoud added that contact with those besieged at the hospital had been lost overnight. The relentless Israeli attacks on medical facilities, including Kamal Adwan, drew a response from World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who called it “deeply worrisome”. Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud said Gaza has evolved into “a killing box with attacks around the clock” as four children were among five killed in the Israeli attack on Jabalia on Sunday. In the latest report, Human Rights Watch said earlier this week that since October last year, Israeli authorities have “deliberately obstructed Palestinians’ access to the adequate amount of water required for survival in the Gaza Strip”.