The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned on Thursday the Israeli occupation forces’ targeting of the surgical operations building at Nasser Medical Complex in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of six medical staff, patients, and their companions, and injured others. The Ministry called on the international community to provide protection for hospitals, medical personnel, and patients.
In a statement published on its Telegram channel, the Ministry said that targeting a medical facility housing patients receiving treatment and staff performing their humanitarian and professional duties constitutes a serious attack on the health system and a flagrant violation of international laws and conventions that guarantee the protection of medical facilities, their personnel, and patients.
The Ministry emphasized that the continued targeting of hospitals and their medical facilities exacerbates the suffering of patients and the wounded and threatens what remains of the health sector’s ability to provide services, given the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip.
The Ministry called on the international community, the United Nations, and human rights organizations to intervene urgently to provide protection for hospitals, medical personnel, and patients, and to work to stop these attacks and hold those responsible accountable. About it.
Dr. Ahmed Al-Farra, director of Nasser Medical Complex, announced that the building, which was targeted by Israeli bombing, was completely out of service. He explained that the complex provides health services to approximately one million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and that it is the only complex where surgical operations are performed.
