Kamal Adwan Hospital sieges: Difference between revisions

 

Following the raid, the Gaza Ministry of Health stated, "Two children have died in the intensive care unit after the hospital's generators failed and the oxygen station was targeted".<ref>{{cite web |title=Two children die in Gaza's Kamal Adwan hospital following raid |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-children-die-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital-following-raid |website=Middle East Eye |access-date=31 October 2024}}</ref> One of the two remaining doctors at the hospital warned that "patients and the injured are strewn all over the hospital floor".<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamal Adwan hospital director appeals to ‘entire world’ for help to save Gaza’s sick, dying |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/30/live-israeli-strikes-kill-143-across-gaza-77-killed-in-attacks-on-lebanon?update=3283646 |website=Al Jazeera English |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> Officials stated one doctor had been killed by an Israeli drone.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Debre |first1=Isabel |last2=Frankel |first2=Julia |last3=Keath |first3=Lee |title=Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again |url=https://apnews.com/world-news/still-wrecked-from-past-israeli-raids-hospitals-in-northern-gaza-come-under-attack-again-00000192eebfd414a79fffbf88cc0000 |website=Associated Press |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-date=4 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104061235/https://apnews.com/world-news/still-wrecked-from-past-israeli-raids-hospitals-in-northern-gaza-come-under-attack-again-00000192eebfd414a79fffbf88cc0000 |url-status=live }}</ref> The W.H.O. stated they had continued with patient evacuations, as Kamal Adwan's building was damaged, four ambulances were destroyed, and patients needed medical supplies, food, and water.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHO evacuates more patients from Kamal Adwan |url=https://ruralradio.com/maxcountry/abc_news/israelgazalebanon-live-updates-110-dead-including-25-children-in-strike-on-gaza-abcid6a3dbeca/ |website=Rural Radio |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> On 31 October, the UN stated a bombing on the hospital's third floor had destroyed critical medical supplies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alhenawi |first1=Ruba |title=Bombing of northern Gaza hospital destroyed vital medical supplies, says UN |url=https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-palestine-gaza-war-10-31-24-intl-hnk#cm2xsyugk000p3b6ou526dfxc |website=CNN |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref> On 4 November 2024, the head of the WHO, [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]], wrote that shortly after a WHO mission, a reported attack on the third floor injured six child patients.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=DrTedros |number=1853527793084379521 |title=Shortly after the @WHO-led mission to Kamal Adwan Hospital yesterday, the facility's third floor was reportedly hit again, injuring six children who are patients there. }}</ref> The same day, the health ministry stated that there were "many" injuries amongst patients and staff following Israel "violently bombard[ing]" the hospital.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kamal Adwan Hospital attack ongoing with Israeli artillery shelling |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/11/4/live-israeli-forces-attack-health-centres-in-gaza-and-lebanon?update=3296633 |website=Al Jazeera English |access-date=5 November 2024}}</ref>

 

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