Sunday, the Palestinian Minister of Health May Al-Kaila announced that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) carried out attacks on the Palestine Medical Complex (PMC) which resulting in the wounding of a pregnant woman and paramedic using rubber bullets.

In a press release, Al-Kaila indicated that the IOF stormed the vicinity of the medical complex at about 4:30 AM and fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters.

Additionally, the attack caused several cases of suffocation and panic, especially among children. An ambulance vehicle was left damaged.

She added that COVID-19 patients were present in a department within the complex, which increased the seriousness of the situation as it increased chances of infection transmissibility. Additionally, the teargas canisters posed imminent danger to the patients’ already infected lungs.

She said that the sick children and women in the maternity wards lived a terrifying night in every sense of the word due to the sounds of bullets, stun grenades and tear gas fired towards the complex.

Al-Kaila condemned the attack, calling it a grave assault on the sanctity of the hospital. The Israeli Occupation must be held accountable for this crime, she said, noting that it is a violation of international law.

She indicated that this attack is the second one of its kind carried out by the IOF on hospitals within two days, as Al-Durrah Hospital in the Gaza Strip was also attacked, which resulted in the injury of dozens of sick children and their guardians, in addition to damage to the contents of the hospital.