
Israeli strikes batter Gaza hospitals as brutal siege, bombing intensify
Al Jazeera
Indonesian Hospital in Gaza’s north ‘forced out of service’ amid intensifying Israeli strikes on healthcare system.
In its latest assault on Gaza’s decimated healthcare system, Israel has once again targeted the partially operating Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, this time with drones, as its forces are also carrying out a ground offensive in the north and south of the bombarded territory.
Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya, director of al-Shifa Hospital in the besieged enclave’s north, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the latest strikes – which have been ongoing since Saturday – indicate that Israeli attacks on Gaza’s hospitals are intensifying.
“The medical teams are really suffering, and we have a few numbers of medical teams and staff … and a lot of people are in need [of] more medical care,” Abu Salmiya said by phone from the hospital on Sunday.
The Indonesian Hospital is one of the main medical facilities in the north, and now that it’s largely out of service, this is severely impacting patients’ chances for survival, he said.
Thousands of sick and wounded people could die, he warned. Blood donations are urgently needed.













