The medical complex has been out of service as a result of fuel shortage and Israeli attacks, confirmed Ashraf a-Qedra, Xinhua reported citing the spokesperson of the Palestinian Health Ministry on Saturday.
“All the sections and departments in Al Shifa medical complex have been totally shut down as a result of the running out of fuel as well as the Israeli attacks,” a-Qedra said in a press statement.
He warned that “we may witness an increase in the deaths among the patients, mainly children and those in serious health conditions.”
Earlier in the day, the hospital director Mohammed Abu Selmeia said an Israeli airstrike also destroyed the main oxygen supply line of the hospital, posing a threat to the lives of the wounded and patients inside.
Abu Selmeia noted that, in addition, the Israeli regime’s drones are targeting anyone at the medical complex, rendering doctors unable to provide medical services.
In a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, said, “The attacks against Al Shifa hospital have dramatically intensified. Our staff at the hospital have reported a catastrophic situation inside.”
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