The health sector within the Palestinian NGOs Network strongly condemns the Israeli occupation’s deliberate targeting and bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.
The health sector notes that the occupation bombed one of the buildings of the hospital, which led to its destruction, caused extensive damage to other parts of the facility, and forced the evacuation of patients and the wounded, thereby putting their lives at severe risk and rendering the hospital out of service.
It confirms that this hospital had become the primary operational medical facility in Gaza City, especially after the occupation targeted and destroyed Al-Shifa Medical Complex and other hospitals across the city.
The health sector warns of the dire implications of the destruction of the Baptist Hospital on the lives of patients and the wounded, especially in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression and the escalating humanitarian catastrophe unfolding daily.
It emphasizes that the deliberate and systematic targeting by the occupation of the healthcare sector, including medical personnel, hospitals, and medical centers in the Gaza Strip, aims to deepen the health and humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinian people, posing a serious threat to their lives and health conditions.
The health sector calls on the international community, including its humanitarian and human rights organizations, to take urgent and serious action to stop the aggression and protect the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip from destruction and annihilation.
It also calls for earnest efforts to hold the occupation accountable for its crimes against civilians and civil organizations, especially hospitals.
Moreover, it urges immediate pressure to open the crossings and allow the entry of humanitarian aid, including medicine and medical supplies, as well as to enable thousands of patients and wounded individuals to receive treatment outside the Gaza Strip. It also calls for the deployment of specialized medical teams to support hospitals in Gaza.
