'Israeli' forces besiege Indonesian Hospital with drones, targeting Intensive Care Unit
'Israeli' forces besieged the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza starting at dawn.
Using drones, 'Israeli' troops fired live rounds at anyone moving around the hospital’s vicinity.
Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, the hospital director, reported to local media that the 'Israeli' forces targeted the intensive care unit with gunfire, forcing the interruption of a surgery underway on a patient. Another patient was injured by the gunfire near the hospital.
The Gaza Ministry of Health warned that the attack on the Indonesian Hospital followed the recent shutdown of the European Gaza Hospital and cautioned about a potential collapse of healthcare services in northern Gaza.
The ministry added that panic and confusion among patients, the wounded, and medical staff are severely disrupting emergency care, with two patients injured while attempting to leave the hospital.
The siege is also preventing wounded civilians from accessing medical care as the number of massacres in northern Gaza rises. The Ministry described this as part of a systematic campaign by Israeli forces to target and disable hospitals.
UNRWA stated in a recent report that more than 250 Palestinians were killed in Gaza over the past two days alone.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that 'Israeli' forces are besieging the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, shooting live rounds at anyone moving inside or near its grounds.
They also noted that 'Israeli' drones targeted the intensive care unit and wounded a patient in the hospital’s vicinity.
Similar dire conditions are reported at Al-Awda Hospital in Tel al-Zaatar, east of Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital in Khan Younis announced on Saturday the suspension of its surgical operations indefinitely due to extensive damage caused by Israeli shelling nearby. The attack disabled the hospital’s generators, main power control panel, and severely damaged most departments.
The hospital called on international organizations and relevant bodies to urgently protect medical facilities and respect international law prohibiting attacks on hospitals.
Two days ago, the World Health Organization reported that more than 10,000 patients, including 4,500 children, urgently need medical evacuation.
Since October 7, 2023, 'Israeli' forces have been committing what the UN and human rights groups describe as genocide in Gaza, killing or injuring approximately 174,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, with over 11,000 missing.
