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Fighting at the hospital comes as Israel faces growing international pressure to show restraint, after vowing to press its offensive into Rafah, the last relatively safe place in Gaza.
Israel says that Rafah is Hamas’ last stronghold in Gaza, and Netanyahu has repeatedly vowed to invade the city despite widespread international opposition due to concerns over the more than 1 ...
Fearful medics and patients are fleeing a hospital in Rafah and transfers of the sick and injured via a border crossing with Egypt are at a standstill due to Israel's military operation, doctors ...
Al-Helal Emirati Hospital, Rafah [9] Mohammed Yousef El-Najar Hospital, Rafah [9] [12] Al-Awda Hospital, Jabaliya [13] damaged in 2009, [14] occupied by Israeli forces as of December 20, 2023 [15] Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital, Gaza City; destroyed by Israel on November 1, 2023 [16] Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City. [9]
The hospital was established in 2000 by transforming the previous center for primary care at the building. [2] The hospital spans an area of 4,000 m 2. It has 65 beds and two operating rooms. [2] The emergency department has 9 beds. [3] On 1 August 2014, the building was attacked by Israel Defense Forces. [citation needed]
After the rejection, Israel conducted airstrikes on Rafah, entered the edges of the city, and seized the Rafah crossing, closing it. [97] [101] [102] The IDF entered populated areas of the city on 14 May. [103] Israel stated that the operation would not stop unless Hamas was eliminated or hostages were released. [102]
The International Red Cross and partners are opening a field hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday to try to meet what it described as "overwhelming" demand for health services since Israel's ...
Al-Shifa Hospital is the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip. [8] In the week before the attack, the IDF said that al-Shifa was "the site of a significant Hamas command and control center". [8] On 16 October 2023, Israel ordered Al Shifa Hospital, and the rest of northern Gaza, to evacuate. Because of insufficient beds in the southern ...