Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City

[Eugene]

Source: BBC

Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City

13 April 2025

Rushdi Abualouf
Gaza correspondent

An Israeli air strike has destroyed part of al Ahli Arab Hospital, the last fully functional hospital in Gaza City.

Witnesses said the strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the hospital.

Video posted online appeared to show huge flames and smoke rising after missiles hit a two-storey building. People, including some patients still in hospital beds, were filmed rushing away from the site.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted the hospital because it contained a "command and control centre used by Hamas". No casualties were reported, according to Gaza's civil emergency service.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr7l123zy5o

[Beastly Boy]

1. And in completely overlooked news, identifying the Hamas command and control center on the map,

IDF strikes Hamas command center inside Al Ahli Hospital, patients evacuated

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) struck a Hamas command and control center located within the Al Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza on Sunday, the military announced.

The center was reportedly used to plan and coordinate attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.

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The military emphasized that Hamas continues to violate international law by operating within civilian infrastructure and using the population as human shields.

Military officials reiterated their demand for an end to terrorist activity in Gaza’s medical facilities, saying that their operations against Hamas would continue to protect Israel.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-849950