Health : Gaza European Hospital Out of Service because of Israeli Attacks
Gaza - (Saba):
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the European Gaza Hospital has gone out of service due to recent Israeli attacks.
In a press statement published on its Telegram channel, the ministry explained that the strikes caused severe damage to the hospital's infrastructure, including sewage lines, internal departments, and access roads.
It stated that the repeated targeting of the hospital has made it impossible to provide medical care due to the danger posed to medical teams, the wounded, and patients.
The ministry noted that the shutdown of the hospital means a halt to critical specialized services such as neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, cardiac catheterization, cardiovascular surgery, and ophthalmology — services that are only available at the European Gaza Hospital.
It added that the hospital is the only facility currently providing medical follow-up for cancer patients in Gaza, following the destruction of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital. Its closure deprives cancer patients of access to life-saving treatment protocols, worsening their already critical health conditions.
The hospital previously housed 28 intensive care beds, 12 neonatal incubators, 260 inpatient beds, 25 emergency beds, and 60 beds dedicated to oncology patients — all of which are now out of service.
On Tuesday evening, the Israeli army committed a horrific massacre, killing 34 Palestinians and injuring dozens in a series of heavy airstrikes that targeted the European Gaza Hospital and its surroundings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
According to separate statements by the Ministry of Health and Civil Defense in Gaza, reported by Anadolu Agency, six Palestinians were killed inside the hospital and 28 others died in a nearby home belonging to the Al-Afghani family, due to intense fire belts that struck the hospital and its surroundings.
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