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| Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says | Gaza hospital hit by Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says |
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| Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital | Flames rise near the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital |
| An Israeli air strike has destroyed part of the last functioning hospital in Gaza City, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry has said. | |
| Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital. | |
| Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising from the 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 the hospital after missiles hit a two-storey building. People, including some patients still in hospital beds, were filmed rushing away from the site. |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the hospital contained a "command and control center used by Hamas". No casualties were reported, according to Gaza's civil emergency service. | |
| The health ministry said the building was "completely destroyed", leading to the "forced displacement of patients and hospital staff". | The health ministry said the building was "completely destroyed", leading to the "forced displacement of patients and hospital staff". |
| The IDF said it had "taken steps to mitigate harm to civilians or the hospital compound, including issuing advanced warnings in the area of the terror infrastructure, the use of precise munitions, and aerial surveillance". | |
| A local journalist, who was working at the hospital, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had phoned a doctor who was operating in the emergency department and asked them to evacuate the hospital immediately. | A local journalist, who was working at the hospital, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had phoned a doctor who was 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. | Of those, 1,563 have been killed since 18 March, when Israel restarted its offensive in the Gaza Strip, the ministry said. |