Several Killed After Israel Strikes Ambulance Convoy Transporting Injured People In Gaza, Says Hamas

New Delhi: A number of folks have been killed after an Israeli strike hit a convoy of ambulances that was on its method from al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Friday, Palestinian well being authorities mentioned, information company AFP reported. A press release issued by the Hamas authorities mentioned the ambulances, which have been transporting the injured folks, have been heading in direction of south in Rafah.

“A number of residents have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on the entrance to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza metropolis,” the well being ministry mentioned in an announcement.

In line with the well being ministry spokesperson, the Israel strike focused the ambulance convoy at a number of areas exterior the door of al-Shifa Hospital. He mentioned it was focused on the hospital gate and at Ansar Sq. a kilometre away, information company Reuters reported.

It’s to be famous that the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza is dealing with extreme over-crowding because the mattress occupancy price stood at 164 per cent, based on the World Well being Group.

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The Palestinian well being ministry mentioned round 16 hospitals in Gaza usually are not functioning attributable to lack of gasoline and harm from the Israeli airstrikes. The WHO additionally warned that the gasoline scarcity may threat the lives of the vital sufferers in different hospitals.

In the meantime, because the Israel Hamas battle entered its 28^th day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned there can be no short-term ceasefire in Gaza until all of the hostages are launched.

“Israel rejects a short lived ceasefire that doesn’t contain the return of our hostages,” PM Netanyahu mentioned in a televised handle.

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He was referring to about 240 individuals who the Hamas had kidnapped in the course of the shock assault they unleashed on October 7.