GAZA – The Health Ministry in Gaza announced that 13 Palestinians were killed and 26 others injured on Friday in an Israeli bombing that targeted ambulances in front of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
In a statement, the ministry said: “13 Palestinians were killed and 26 others were injured as a result of the massacre committed by the occupation (forces) against ambulances at the gate of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex.”
The ministry said the ambulances were carrying a number of wounded people for treatment in Egypt.
“We had notified the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the entire world through communication channels of the movement of ambulances carrying the injured to Egypt, but the occupation (forces) committed the crime with utmost brazenness,” the ministry added.
The ministry called on the international community to hold those responsible for the massacre accountable.
“There were many casualties and injuries in an Israeli strike targeting an ambulances convoy that was heading south to reach the Rafah land crossing,” Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a press conference at Al-Shifa Hospital earlier Friday.
Located in the central western part of Gaza City, the Al-Shifa Medical Complex is considered the largest medical health institution within the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Hamas on Oct. 7.
More than 10,700 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,240 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.
A number of Palestinians were killed and many others injured in an Israeli bombing on Friday that targeted ambulances in front of the main gate of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
“There were many casualties and injuries in an Israeli strike targeting an ambulances convoy that was heading south to reach the Rafah land crossing,” Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a press conference at Al-Shifa Hospital.
“An Israeli bombing also targeted ambulances in two other locations on Al-Rashid Coastal Street that were carrying wounded people to the south to reach the Rafah land crossing to transport them to Egypt,” the spokesman added.
A number of Palestinians were killed and injured as a result of Israeli bombing targeting the main gate of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, an Anadolu correspondent reported.
Medical teams were leaving with a convoy of first aid carrying injured people to the southern regions of the Gaza Strip for treatment in Egypt, the reporter added.
The Israeli bombing caused extensive damage to ambulances transporting the injured.
The Health Ministry announced earlier Friday the movement of a convoy of ambulances carrying a large number of wounded heading towards the southern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army has widened its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless airstrikes since the surprise offensive by Hamas on Oct. 7.
More than 10,700 people have been killed in the conflict, including at least 9,227 Palestinians and more than 1,538 Israelis.
At least 23 people were killed in the last 24 hours as Israeli airstrikes targeted four UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) shelters in the Gaza Strip, the UN agency said on Friday.
“To date, 72 UNRWA colleagues have been killed in Gaza since the war began,” the agency reported on the social media platform X.
“According to the most recent UNRWA estimates, these shelters hosted nearly 20,000 combined,” the agency added.
The agency pointed out: “At least 23 people were killed as a result of the attacks on these four shelters, and nearly 50 UNRWA buildings and assets have been impacted since the beginning of the conflict.”
Besides the large number of casualties and massive displacements of people, basic supplies are running low for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the Israeli siege. -AA
