Late last week on the 15th day of February 2024, one of the few remaining major operating Hospitals in Khan Younis has officially closed, according to the statement that was issued by the Gaza – Ministry of Health.
Nasser Hospital was attacked on Thursday and the facility was left with no stable electricity supply, water , food stuff and it was reported that other medical equipments were also left in a very bad operating state, to an extent that some of them were no longer functional, by the end of the attack that was made by the Israel forces. This facility has been handling most of the medical and surgery emergencies in the southern strip of Gaza.
The Israel forces also said that they found different military equipments within the facility which they assume were among those that were used on the October 7th attack on Israel late last year.
Over 200 patients are still stuck with in the facility and the Israel forces also came out on Friday to confirm that they had 20 people in their custody, who were suspected of being directly involved in Hamas military activities.
Many international organisations have come out to condemn these attacks, including the World Health Organisation that showed its concern on the safety of the patients, health workers and other care takers with in the facility.
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These above mentioned people are being forced out from their wards where they have been receiving treatment, in to other wards that lack the facilities to support their deteriorating heath.
The number of Palestinians who have died so far in these attacks continues to rise up to 28,985, with a registration of over 127 deaths in the last 24 hrs.
