Clinic a Hamas hideout?
Israeli tanks approach Al-Quds hospital in Gaza
November 11, 2023, 8:27 p.m
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, several Israeli tanks are deployed in Gaza City near Al-Kuds Hospital. There is heavy shelling in the area. Thousands of refugees are said to have sought protection in the clinic.
According to eyewitness reports, Israeli tanks are deployed on central streets in the city of Gaza. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that tanks were about 20 meters from Al-Kuds Hospital in Gaza city.
There is heavy shelling in the area. Thousands of refugees who sought protection in the clinic are extremely afraid. Of the 18 Red Crescent ambulances in the northern Gaza Strip, only seven are still operational, it said. The organization warned that they could also fail within hours due to a lack of fuel.
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced at the end of the week that 20 of the 36 hospitals in the coastal area were currently no longer in use. The remaining clinics only ran in emergency mode due to a lack of fuel, among other things. The clinics need fuel for generators to produce electricity. According to Israel, Hamas is using the hospitals in Gaza City as bases.
Earlier this week, the Israeli army said ground troops had advanced “deep” into the city of Gaza. Since then, Israel has repeatedly reiterated calls for civilians in the city of Gaza to flee to the south of the Gaza Strip. Israel accuses the Islamist Hamas, which rules in the Gaza Strip, of deliberately using civilians as human shields.
More than 11,000 people killed in Gaza
The Israeli army said five reservists were killed in fighting in northern Gaza. Since the Hamas massacre in the Israeli border area on October 7th, 361 Israeli soldiers have been killed.
Since Israeli counterattacks began, more than 11,000 people – mostly Palestinian civilians – have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had already “killed thousands of terrorists” in the Gaza Strip.