Palestinian Red Crescent says Israel threatened to bomb Al-Quds hospital in Gaza

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society on Sunday said Israel threatened to bomb the Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza and demanded an “immediate evacuation”, reports Anadolu Agency.

We received “serious threats from the occupation authorities to immediately evacuate Al-Quds Hospital in the Gaza Strip, as it is going to be bombarded,” the humanitarian organisation said on X.

“Since this morning, there has been raids 50 meters away from the hospital.”

Earlier, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari did not rule out the possibility of attacking Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip. “In this war, all options are on the table,” he said. Israel claims that the medical facility acts as the main headquarters for Hamas.

Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since October 7 when Hamas carried out a cross-border attack, and has announced “expanding its operations,” moving to the “next phase of our war against Hamas.”

❌Urgent: @PRCS has just received serious threats from the occupation authorities to immediately #evacuate Al-Quds Hospital in the #Gaza Strip, as it is going to be #bombarded. Since this morning, there has been raids 50 meters away from the hospital

📢Please share widely.… pic.twitter.com/hmfbRVr1lg

— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) October 29, 2023

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said the Israeli strikes had killed at least 7,703 people, mainly civilians and many of them children.

Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are also grappling with shortages of food, water, fuel, and medicine due to Israel’s blockade of the enclave. Only a few aid trucks have crossed into Gaza since the opening of the Rafah crossing point last weekend.

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