RAMALLAH (Palestine), Oct 21 — Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila has urgently appealed to the international community and all international human rights organisations to intervene and protect the Al Quds Hospital in Gaza from the threat of bombardment by the Israeli occupation authorities.
“It is imperative for the international community to act swiftly to prevent another tragedy similar to that of the Al Ahli Baptist Hospital last Tuesday, where nearly 500 Palestinian civilians, including children, were massacred by an Israeli airstrike on the hospital,” Palestine News Agency (Wafa) quoted Alkaila as saying in a press statement.
She pointed out that the Red Crescent Society, which operates the Al Quds Hospital, has been notified by the occupying authorities to evacuate the hospital under threat of bombardment.
Currently, the hospital houses over 400 patients and approximately 12,000 civilians seeking refuge there after being displaced by the Israeli aggression.
On Friday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported at least 4,137 Palestinians, including 1,524 children and 1,000 women, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza.
— Bernama-Wafa
