06:28 PM Monday, October 30, 2023
Written by: Asmaa Al-Batakoshi
During the past few days, in light of the violent Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip, there were several targets with air strikes and fire belts surrounding many hospitals, the most prominent of which were “Al-Quds – Al-Shifa – The Indonesian – The Turkish Friendship Cancer Hospitals”, those hospitals and others. Send The aggression gave its medical staff repeated warnings to evacuate it in preparation for bombing it, in exchange for the medical teams’ refusal to evacuate.
The Turkish Friendship Cancer Hospital, which is located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, was targeted by the Israeli occupation, a short while ago and yesterday, Sunday, with violent raids, and contains thousands of cancer patients inside it. “Masrawy” contacted Sobhi Skaik, director of the Turkish Friendship Hospital, to monitor the situation at the present time.
The director of the Turkish Friendship Hospital, Sobhi Sakik, said, “The Israeli occupation bombed the third floor of the hospital and the fire is still burning there, and the bombing around the perimeter of the hospital is still ongoing, as if it were inside it, causing its ceilings to fall on the patients in their rooms. All patients and medical staff are in a state of emergency.” There was intense panic and the situation was very dangerous. Everyone was afraid to enter the rooms, so they gathered in the streets.
The director of the Turkish Friendship Hospital continued, “Re-targeting the hospital for the second time caused severe damage to it, and some of the electromechanical systems were disrupted, putting the lives of patients and crews at risk.”
Regarding the number of patients in the Turkish Friendship Hospital, Sakik explained that it is, “about 10,000 patients, and there are no displaced people. It is also the only cancer hospital in the Gaza Strip, and it receives 40 to 50 patients daily, despite the dangers that surround them as a result of the bombing.” “Israeli occupation on the ongoing Gaza Strip”
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Skaik pointed out, saying, “There is a kind of systematic killing of cancer patients. Isn’t the disease enough for them? The occupation kills people in the Gaza Strip more than once, first by depriving them of medicines and traveling for treatment abroad, and secondly, it is endangering their lives by targeting the hospital’s surroundings.”
Regarding the size of the material and human losses, the director of the Turkish Friendship Hospital said, “The occupation this time did not kill anyone, but there were moderate injuries to patients and medical staff. From 85 to 100 doctors and nurses were on duty, pointing out that a catastrophe would occur if The occupation continued to target the vicinity of the hospital, and severe damage was caused to the building as a result of repeated targeting.
Sukayk made an urgent appeal: “Have mercy on Gaza, have mercy on its people, save the sick of Gaza, save the cancer patients. Will the world pay attention to Gaza? And the cancer patients, who have absolutely no place except this hospital.”
The Turkish Friendship Hospital was not the only one that was bombed. The Israeli occupation targeted the vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital in Tal Al-Hawa, west of Gaza, with more than 25 Israeli raids, in addition to continuing to throw light bombs in the vicinity of Al-Quds Hospital, in light of its threats to evacuate in anticipation of its bombing, and targeted a residential tower. near it, causing damage to the eastern and southern sides of the building.
The occupation aircraft also do not stop launching violent bombardments in the vicinity of Al-Shifa and Indonesian Hospital, in the central Gaza Strip, as the occupation aircraft raided more than 10 times on the vicinity of these two hospitals, according to what was reported by the Palestinian Wafa Agency.
For more than 3 weeks, the Israeli occupation army has continued to violently bomb the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of about 8,306 martyrs, including 3,457 children, 2,136 women, and 21,048 wounded, while the confrontations in the West Bank led to the death of more than 329 Palestinians.
2023-10-30 16:28:00
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