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Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas says | Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas says |
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Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital | Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital |
An Israeli strike has destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the main medical facility in Gaza City, Hamas has said. | An Israeli strike has destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the main medical facility in Gaza City, Hamas has said. |
Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after missiles hit a two-storey building. People, including some patients still in hospital beds, were filmed rushing away from the site. | Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising from Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after missiles hit a two-storey building. People, including some patients still in hospital beds, were filmed rushing away from the site. |
A local journalist said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had phoned a doctor and given an evacuation warning. | A local journalist said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had phoned a doctor and given an evacuation warning. |
Hamas called the strike a "horrific crime" by Israel, which said it was looking into the reports. | Hamas called the strike a "horrific crime" by Israel, which said it was looking into the reports. |
No casualties have been reported, according to the civil emergency service. | No casualties have been reported, according to the civil emergency service. |
The local journalist, who was working at the hospital, said an Israeli army officer called a doctor operating in the emergency department and asked them to evacuate the hospital immediately. | |
"All patients and displaced people must go out to a safe distance," the officer reportedly said. | "All patients and displaced people must go out to a safe distance," the officer reportedly said. |
"You have only 20 minutes to leave." | "You have only 20 minutes to leave." |
Footage on social media showed staff and patients leaving the building while it was still dark outside. | Footage on social media showed staff and patients leaving the building while it was still dark outside. |
Dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, were also seen fleeing from a courtyard inside the hospital where they had been seeking shelter. | Dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, were also seen fleeing from a courtyard inside the hospital where they had been seeking shelter. |
Al-Ahli - a small medical facility before the war - is now the only hospital still functioning in Gaza City following the destruction of Al-Shifa medical complex and hospitals in the northern part of the Strip. | Al-Ahli - a small medical facility before the war - is now the only hospital still functioning in Gaza City following the destruction of Al-Shifa medical complex and hospitals in the northern part of the Strip. |
In its statement, the Hamas-run government media office condemned the attack. | In its statement, the Hamas-run government media office condemned the attack. |
Israel "is committing a horrific crime by targeting Al-Ahli Hospital, which houses hundreds of patients and medical staff", it said. | Israel "is committing a horrific crime by targeting Al-Ahli Hospital, which houses hundreds of patients and medical staff", it said. |
In October 2023, an attack on the same hospital killed hundreds of people. | In October 2023, an attack on the same hospital killed hundreds of people. |
Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli strike for the blast. Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied responsibility. | Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli strike for the blast. Israel said the blast was caused by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group, which denied responsibility. |
The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. | The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. |
More than 50,933 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. | More than 50,933 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry. |
Of those, 1,563 have been killed since 18 March, when Israel restarted its offensive in the Gaza Strip, the ministry said, the ministry said. | Of those, 1,563 have been killed since 18 March, when Israel restarted its offensive in the Gaza Strip, the ministry said, the ministry said. |