Israeli military strikes Gaza City's last functioning hospital
Israeli airstrikes destroyed part of a hospital in Gaza City early Sunday, according to local health officials, as Israeli forces continue to pound the enclave’s shattered hospitals even as the humanitarian crisis grows.
Israeli airstrikes destroyed part of a hospital in Gaza City early Sunday, according to local health officials, as Israeli forces continue to pound the enclave’s shattered hospitals even as the humanitarian crisis grows.
There were no casualties in the strike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, according to Gaza health officials, as patients and hospital staff members evacuated following Israeli military orders.
Dr. Fadel Naim, the hospital’s administrative director, told NBC News that it was the last central medical center in Gaza City and was now out of service, adding that the Israeli military strike had attacked a building housing reception and the emergency department, “completely destroying it.”
An image of the blast showed a blinding yellow flash lighting up the night sky as a missile struck, engulfing the hospital in flames.
The Israeli military strike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital early Sunday.Anadolu via Getty ImagesNBC News verified multiple scenes from Al-Alhi Baptist Hospital showing people in beds being wheeled away from the area, as well as the devastation afterward, including a large hole in one of the walls that might have been part of the hospital facilities and video showing devastation inside the hospital’s church.
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