Israeli missiles hit Gaza hospital: Evacuation, no casualties
Two Israeli missiles destroyed the rescue unit and the emergency room at the Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza. No casualties were reported.
What do you need to know?
- What happened? On Sunday, Israeli rockets struck the main hospital in Gaza, destroying two of its departments.
- What were the reactions? The Hamas government press office condemned the attack as a "heinous crime," accusing Israel of deliberately destroying health infrastructure.
- What are the consequences? Patients were evacuated, and photos on social media show displaced families leaving the hospital.
Why did the attack on the hospital in Gaza occur?
The medical services at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital evacuated patients from the building after receiving a phone call from the Israeli military warning of the attack. Israel did not comment on the attack.
Photos circulating on social media, which Reuters was unable to verify immediately, showed dozens of displaced families leaving the site, some of them dragging sick relatives on hospital beds.
What are the reactions to the attack?
In its statement, the Hamas government press office condemned the attack as a "heinous crime," stating that Israel "deliberately destroyed and disabled 34 hospitals as part of a systematic plan to dismantle what is left of the healthcare sector in the Gaza Strip."
In October 2023, hundreds of people were killed in an attack on Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike for the explosion. Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied the accusation.
