The NGO reiterates that Israel “has an obligation” under international humanitarian law to “protect the patients and staff” of the hospital. Doctors Without Borders has continuously reported attacks in the hospital and the surrounding area in recent days.
The non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) this Saturday the evacuation of your staff of the Al Aqsa Hospitalin the center of the Gaza Strip, after “days of artillery battles” and following the Israeli army’s evacuation order.
“After days of artillery battles in the central area of Gaza and after the evacuation order brochures MSF was launched late this morning by Israeli forces into the neighborhoods around Al Aqsa Hospital, where Doctors Without Borders works. difficult decision to evacuate their staff and their families from the area,” he said.
Carolina López, MSF’s emergency coordinator at the hospital, stressed that “it is with regret that we have to evacuate while patients, hospital staff and many people seeking safety remain in hospital facilities.”
‘The situation has become so dangerous that some staff Those living in the area cannot leave their homes due to the disaster constant threats from drones and snipers” he added, before emphasizing that “patient care has been affected by staff reductions.”
“We reiterate that Israel has an obligation under the International human law to protect patients and staff who are still in the the only hospital still active in central Gaza” he noted. The center is located in the city of Deir al Balá.
Doctors Without Borders has indicated that a wall in the intensive care unit was hit by a shot during the day on Friday, while drone attacks have taken place in recent days “a few hundred meters from the hospital”.
“No one is safe and nowhere is safe in Gaza. Doctors Without Borders continues to urgently call for one Stop the fire continued to prevent more deaths and injuries,” the non-governmental organization said in a statement published on its account on social network X.
The Israeli army launched its offensive against Gaza after the Hamas attacks, which killed nearly 1,200 and kidnapped around 240, according to reports from Israeli authorities. Since then, more than 22,700 Palestinians, including 10,000 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks, as reported by Gaza authorities.
Source: EITB
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