Gaza appeals for help as Israeli army attacks key hospitals
Al JazeeraThe Israeli military is targeting three major hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip as doctors and authorities in the enclave request immediate intervention by the international community. On Tuesday, weeklong Israeli attacks intensified on the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital and Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, and the al-Awda Hospital located east of the Jabalia refugee camp. Two explosive-laden unmanned robotic vehicles planted earlier by the Israeli military blew up in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan in the early hours of Tuesday, wounding approximately 20 patients and medical staff, hospital director Hussam Abu Safia told Al Jazeera. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said, “An eyewitness told us that much of the area around the hospital has been cleared from buildings, the infrastructure destroyed and severely damaged, impeding movement in and out of the hospital.” The hospital has been repeatedly bombed by the Israeli military, rendering various departments, including the intensive care unit, inoperable. Aid delivery ‘almost impossible’ The Israeli military continues to launch numerous deadly air raids on Gaza each day, with medical sources confirming on Tuesday there were at least 32 deaths in the past 24 hours.