Last Major Medical Facility Shuts Down In Northern Gaza Strip After Israeli Attack – WHO

MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Bernama-Sputnik/RIA Novosti) -- The last major medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, Kamal Adwan Hospital, has ceased its operation after the Israel Defence Forces’ (IDF) raid destroyed key departments, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

"This morning’s (Dec 27) raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid," the WHO said in a statement on X.

At least 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition, including those on ventilators, remain in the hospital, while patients in moderate to severe conditions were forced to evacuate to the destroyed and non-functional Indonesian Hospital, the statement read.

"WHO is deeply concerned for their safety," the statement added.

This past Thursday, about 50 people were killed in Israeli strikes on a building near the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Hussam Abu Safia, the director of the hospital, said.

-- BERNAMA-SPUTNIK/RIA NOVOSTI