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There are still hundreds of patients in the largest hospital in Gaza. The news ticker regarding the war in Israel.
Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: Hamas accuses Israel of “siege”.Hamas command center under Clinic? Doctor contradicts Israeli portrayalThe information processed here regarding the war in Israel comes from local and international media as well as news agencies. Much information regarding the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip cannot be independently verified. We remain transparent in these cases too.
Update from November 13th, 9:58 a.m: New details on the situation at hospitals in the Gaza Strip. According to a UN report, two premature babies and ten other patients have died at Al-Shifa Hospital since the total power outage on Saturday (November 11).
The UN emergency relief office OCHA refers to information from the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. The information might not initially be independently verified. Accordingly, 36 other premature babies who rely on incubators and therefore electricity and several dialysis patients are in acute danger of death due to the power outage.
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The Al-Kuds Hospital was also not operational during the Israeli war
Update from November 13th, 9:35 a.m: The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is worsening. According to Palestinian information, the two largest hospitals had to shut down operations. In addition to the Al-Shifa hospital, the Al-Kuds hospital was also affected.
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War in Israel: EU criticizes Hamas’ use of “human shields”.
Update from November 13th, 8:34 a.m: “The EU condemns the use of hospitals and civilians as human shields by Hamas,” said an EU statement published the evening before. The fighting took “a terrible toll on civilians and medical personnel.”
International humanitarian law stipulates that hospitals, medical care and civilians in hospitals must be protected. “In this context, we urge Israel to exercise the greatest possible restraint to ensure the protection of the civilian population,” it added.
At the same time, the EU emphasized Israel’s right to defend itself in accordance with international law. She also reiterated calls for Hamas to immediately and unconditionally release all of its hostages. At the same time, it joined calls for an immediate pause in fighting and the establishment of humanitarian corridors.
“Catastrophic” situation in Al-Shifa Hospital during the Israel War
First report from November 13th: Gaza – Al-Shifa Hospital is the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. The suffering there grows from hour to hour. The clinic complex is under attack – the organization Doctors Without Borders described the situation as “catastrophic”. Israel accuses the terrorist organization Hamas of having its fighters in the clinic itself and in its tunnel system in the Gaza Strip under the building.
Photo from November 12th: Destruction in the Gaza Strip following heavy shelling © Fadel Senna/AFP
Largest clinic in the Gaza Strip no longer functions during the Israeli war
Hamas command center under clinic? Doctor disagrees
Opposite the British broadcaster BBC However, a senior doctor at the clinic disputed the Israeli side’s claim that Hamas fighters were in the hospital. That was “a big lie,” said chief surgeon Marwan Abu Saada. “We have medical staff, we have patients and displaced people. Nothing else.”
The Israeli military had previously said that Hamas – which uses an extensive tunnel system under the coastal area for its own purposes – had a command center under the clinic and was also misusing other medical facilities in the Gaza Strip for military purposes. (with news agency material)
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