Al-Shifa Hospital, a vital medical facility in Gaza City, has been forced to initiate evacuations, leaving behind a significant number of wounded individuals and five dedicated doctors. The scenes both inside and outside the hospital have been described as unprecedented and horrifying, as the severity of the patients’ conditions presents challenges in finding alternative hospitals or safe shelters for them.
Director General of Hospitals in #Gaza: “All of the 22 patients who were in the intensive care unit, in addition to six dialysis patients, who were in Al Shifa Hospital have died.”#GazaGenocide pic.twitter.com/Ys8OYuPX3b
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 18, 2023
The evacuation process has shed light on yet another crisis, highlighting the dire circumstances faced by the patients and medical teams. The hospital lacks ambulances to transport the patients and premature babies to the southern part of Gaza, forcing many to be hastily placed on wheelchairs or rolling beds in a desperate search for safety.
Footage taken earlier this morning in Al Shifa Hospital when all people inside, including patients and medical personnel, were given one hour by the Israeli army to evacuate. pic.twitter.com/1iX3eOSZNd
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 18, 2023
Adding to the urgency, Gaza’s Ministry of Health has reported that premature babies are still in the hospital, facing dire conditions due to the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip. The lack of power, fuel scarcity, and oxygen depletion have rendered their incubators useless, exacerbating an already critical situation.
Family members have been forced to carry their injured children or parents on foot as they embark on the arduous journey to safety. The invading Israeli occupation forces have provided no means of transportation or fuel for ambulances or any vehicles to aid in the transfer of patients, premature babies, and displaced families during the forced evacuation.
Earlier, the Israeli occupation forces issued a one-hour ultimatum to evacuate the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, leaving doctors, patients, and displaced people with a limited window of time to leave the complex. The humanitarian situation at the Shifa Medical Complex has reached catastrophic levels, with patients pleading for food and experiencing extreme pain, while displaced individuals have limited access to basic necessities.
BREAKING: The Israeli occupation army orders doctors, patients, wounded, and displaced people to leave the Al Shifa Medical Complex in #Gaza within an hour, Al Jazeera has said, quoting medical sources from the hospital. pic.twitter.com/XqgJNOLv6P
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 18, 2023
The ongoing Israeli aggression has resulted in the loss of 51 lives, including four premature babies, at the Shifa complex.
Indonesian Hospital Overwhelmed by Influx of Bodies
The Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya, located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, received the bodies of 120 martyrs from the Gaza and northern Gaza governorates. The significant increase in fatalities has put additional strain on the already overwhelmed hospital, which is struggling to provide adequate care and resources.
In the Indonesian Hospital, the bodies of dozens of Palestinians who were killed by Israeli bombardment in northern Gaza last night. 18.11.23
جثامين عشرات الشهداء في المستشفى الأندونيسي نتيجة القصف العنيف الذي تعرض له شمال القطاع الليلة pic.twitter.com/xqycp2kZhs
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) November 18, 2023
IOF Bomb UNRWA School
Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the Al-Falah School, which is run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), in the Zeitoun neighborhood south of Gaza City. The school serves as a shelter for displaced people, many of whom lost their homes due to the ongoing conflict. The attack resulted in a large number of casualties, with numerous deaths and injuries reported.
The northern province of #Gaza was a scene of heinous massacres last night committed by US-manufactured Israeli fighter jets against defenseless, displaced civilian families sheltered in a UN school.
This was the scene in the morning as the tragedy of the last night unfolded. pic.twitter.com/Cami9UL1lp
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 18, 2023
IOF Commit Massacres in Sabra Neighborhood
Palestinian sources have reported several massacres committed by Israeli occupation forces in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. It is reported that there are hundreds of bodies of martyrs lying on the ground, making it extremely difficult to reach and provide aid to the injured and deceased.
HE WAS HOLDING HIS BROTHER IN THE RUBBLE pic.twitter.com/OyH0OOydW5
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) November 18, 2023
Targeting of Mosques, Residential Areas, and Markets
Israeli occupation planes bombed the Taqwa mosque in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, leading to casualties. Similarly, the Abu Al-Khair mosque in the Jabalia al-Balad area was targeted, resulting in several deaths and injuries. Furthermore, a house belonging to the Al-Akhras family in the Shabura camp in Rafah was also bombed, causing the loss of three lives.
Scenes from Nusseirat refugee camp in central #Gaza where at least ten civilians were brutally massacred in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a residential building, levelling it to the ground. pic.twitter.com/5KWmYPvRO2
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 18, 2023
Reports indicate that Israeli occupation forces attacked a house and a car showroom owned by the Daban family near the Ashkolah junction in the center of Gaza City.
The airstrikes resulted in numerous casualties and a large fire. Additionally, the occupation forces launched a raid in the dinaner market area in Khan Yunis, causing more deaths and injuries. The Al-Manara neighborhood in Khan Younis governorate was also targeted, along with a house in the east of Gaza.
Source: Palestinian media and Al-Manar English Website
