File photo : Medics walk in front of the emergency ward at Nasser Hospital where bodies were discovered, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Nasser Complex said that all healthcare services have stopped, except for the critical departments, including the intensive care unit and emergency surgeries, as reported by WAFA news agency.
It warned of a humanitarian and health disaster that threatens the lives of patients, with the risk of suffocating to death in intensive care beds, pointing out that all the complex’s generators have stopped, with only a small generator currently functioning.
Amid ongoing bombing and direct targeting of hospitals, the Israeli occupation is seeking to destroy the healthcare system in the north and south of Gaza.
The three public hospitals in northern Gaza — Kamal Adwan, Beit Hanoun, and the Indonesian Hospital — are now out of service due to the Israeli assault.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, only 14 hospitals operate partially out of 36 in Gaza amid severe supply shortages.
Last week, a report published by the UN Human Rights Office found that Israel’s pattern of deadly attacks on and near hospitals in Gaza and associated combat pushed the healthcare system to the brink of total collapse, with catastrophic effects on Palestinians’ access to health and medical care.
The attacks, documented between 12 October 2023 and 30 June 2024, raise serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law, the report stated.
During the period covered by the report, there were at least 136 strikes on at least 27 hospitals and 12 other medical facilities, claiming significant casualties among doctors, nurses, medics, and other civilians and causing considerable damage, if not total destruction, of civilian infrastructure.
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