An Israeli strike outside a hospital in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens of other displaced Palestinians, including children, who were sheltering in tents nearby, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
At least two health care workers, including a paramedic, were among those killed after the strike near the gate of the Emirati maternity hospital, the health ministry said.
The victims of the strike were sheltering near the Emirati maternity hospital, one of the last hospitals still functioning in Gaza.
The Emirati hospital is essentially “the last hope for pregnant women in the whole of Gaza,” Mr. Allen said.
A strike so close to the hospital poses a “terrifying” risk to pregnant women, newborns and the overloaded health care workers trying to care for them, he added.
Persons:
Abdul Fattah Abu Marai, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Dominic Allen, Mr, Allen
Organizations:
Gaza Health Ministry, “ Islamic, World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund
Locations:
Israeli, Rafah, Gaza, Kuwaiti, stretchers, Gaza’s, State, Palestine