Israel intensifying systematic targeting of hospitals in Gaza

Gaza’s health ministry has issued a statement accusing Israel of “intensifying its systematic campaign to target hospitals”, reports the guardian.com.

“After putting the European Gaza hospital out of service a few days ago, the Israeli occupation has intensified its targeting and siege of the Indonesian hospital in the northern Gaza Strip since dawn today,” it said.

The territory’s health ministry described a “state of panic and confusion” among patients in the Indonesian hospital and said two patients were injured while trying to leave the hospital.

The Gaza healthcare system is barely operational because of repeated Israeli bombardment and raids on hospitals, with the blockade on aid supplies exacerbating the crisis.

“Hospitals are overwhelmed with the growing number of casualties, many are children, several cases of amputations and the hospitals, which have been hit repeatedly by the occupation, are struggling with shortages of medical supplies,” Khalil Al-Deqran, Gaza’s health ministry spokesperson, told Reuters by phone._Agencies.