Following a two-week siege and bombardment by Israeli occupation forces, the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, once the largest medical complex in the occupied territories, has been left in ruins. The intensive care unit was completely destroyed, and the aftermath has been described as a scene of devastation, with piles of dead bodies and hundreds of innocent Palestinians killed, some of whom were starved and killed inside the hospital. Palestinian activists and survivors are demanding global action against the horrifying atrocities committed. Surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta highlighted the targeting and destruction of Gaza's hospitals and health system as part of a larger plan to create a 'self-sustaining catastrophe' for Palestinians. The head of the medical complex declared it officially out of service "forever" due to the unprecedented destruction. The global health community, including Fatima Hassan and colleagues at Health Justice Initiative (@HealthJusticeIn), is calling for more outspoken criticism of the deliberate targeting of Gaza's healthcare service.
“Al-Shifa was once the largest hospital in the occupied territories. It catered for 30 percent of the needs of Gaza. It is no more. If the plan all along was to make Gaza uninhabitable, the destruction of al-Shifa was indispensable to that project.” https://t.co/lNPZ0Ncka9
We compare and contrast Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital before it was attacked and its state after a two-week siege by Israeli forces ⤵️ https://t.co/LvF04vsGW0
"We’re also witnessing an unprecedented, deliberate, and targeted destruction of Gaza’s healthcare service—and it’s time for more of us from the global health community to speak out," say Fatima Hassan and colleagues @HealthJusticeIn https://t.co/aUUPk2KzLM
The aftermath of the siege on al-Shifa Hospital paints a harrowing picture of destruction and despair. Following two weeks of relentless attacks, Israeli occupation forces have finally withdrawn, leaving behind a scene of devastation. Amidst the rubble and charred buildings,… https://t.co/KC6rmsuP5k
Intensive care unit of Shifa Hospital in Gaza after the withdrawal of the Israeli army. https://t.co/wKjzJ1ibzn
A Palestinian activist captures the harrowing aftermath of the Israeli forces' assault on Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. The head of the medical complex declares it officially out of service "forever" due to the unprecedented destruction inflicted upon the hospital buildings and… https://t.co/62tm68Y2Dt
Surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta says that Israel's targeting and destruction of Gaza's hospitals and health system is part of a larger plan to create a 'self-sustaining catastrophe' for Palestinians, who will suffer for years after the war ends ⤵️ https://t.co/fmZsm2YbGT
⚡ The intensive care department at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza after its destruction by the Israeli army. https://t.co/hSMEeJqN1B
As some details of the horrors perpetrated by the Israeli army in Al Shifa Hospital emerge, the buildings are in ruins and the site is no longer able to function as a hospital. https://t.co/BlJikLvSP9
Horrifying testimony from a Palestinian survivor of the al-Shifa Hospital massacre by Israeli occupation forces that starved and killed injured Palestinians inside the hospital for two weeks. https://t.co/NsTX27eUSN
The intensive care unit at Al-Shifa Hospital has been completely destroyed following a two-week Israeli attack, during which hundreds of innocent Palestinians were killed. https://t.co/3dnR6Wh85H
Palestinians Search Ruins of Al-Shifa for Loved Ones After Israel Obliterates Hospital https://t.co/87NtsbKPmF
Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, leaving piles of dead bodies. Destruction, devastation and hundreds dead left behind after Israel’s two-week siege and bombardment of Gaza's largest medical complex https://t.co/YlhAkrf5zT
A Palestinian activist stands before the ruins of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, demanding global action following the horrifying atrocities committed by Israeli occupation forces in the area. https://t.co/IABSuOMVFx
The Israeli army left the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, and most of the medical complex was turned into ruins . https://t.co/HtymLsoSYZ