Israel destroys two of four medicine warehouses at Gaza hospital, ministry says
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The Israeli military bombed medicine warehouses at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza on Saturday morning, destroying two of the four depots and heavily damaging the other two, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The strike also caused significant damage to the adjacent outpatient clinic and destroyed medical supplies and consumables essential for patient care. Patients, companions, and medical staff at the hospital were thrown into panic amid the heavy shelling.
The Warehouse Strike
The Israeli military targeted the medicine depots of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in a 'direct and systematic' attack, using high-explosive missiles, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The strike destroyed two of the four warehouses and caused major damage to the remaining two, as well as to the hospital’s outpatient clinic building adjacent to the depots. Medical supplies and consumables critical for the care of patients and the wounded were ruined, according to the statement.
Ministry Condemnation
The Gaza Health Ministry condemned the attack as a 'barbaric crime' and said the heavy bombardment caused great panic among patients, their companions, and medical staff. It accused Israel of worsening its crimes by destroying the limited resources in the depots, after already imposing a blockade that prevents the entry of medicine and medical supplies into Gaza and denies thousands of patients and wounded the opportunity to travel abroad for treatment. The ministry called on the international community and United Nations agencies to act immediately to halt the attacks and provide urgent protection for health workers.
What's Next
Israel has not immediately commented on the strike. With medical supplies already critically low, the destruction of the warehouses threatens to deepen Gaza’s humanitarian emergency, but it remains uncertain whether aid agencies will be able to deliver new stocks given the ongoing blockade.
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Israel destroys two of four medicine warehouses at Gaza hospital, ministry says
