Five staff members at one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been killed during Israel’s genocide, including a doctor, a laboratory technician, and two maintenance workers, as another baby freezes to death.
According to Hussam Abu Safia, the head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, the casualties from the attack included a doctor.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from central Gaza, mentioned that a laboratory technician and two maintenance workers were among the victims of the assault.
Khoudary also highlighted that the hospital, already operating with minimal resources and lacking medical supplies, has been continuously targeted by Israeli forces.
Due to near daily attacks, the hospital is currently nonoperational. Previously, Israeli forces killed the ICU director and wounded many medical staff in and around the facility.
Khoudary explained that Palestinian rescue workers have been unable to retrieve the bodies of those killed at the hospital, emphasizing the ongoing violence in northern Gaza.
Since October 5, Israel has conducted a large-scale ground offensive in northern Gaza to prevent Hamas from regrouping, leading to humanitarian crisis with lack of aid and deteriorating conditions.
The World Health Organization has expressed concern over the appalling conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital, operating at a minimum level.
Another baby freezes to death
Within 72 hours, a fourth infant has died due to extreme cold in Gaza, highlighting the dire humanitarian conditions in the region.
Dr Ahmed al-Farra, the chief paediatric doctor at Nasser Hospital, emphasized the challenges faced by families in Gaza due to lack of shelter and resources to cope with the harsh weather.
The ongoing Israeli attacks and lack of aid deliveries have resulted in dire conditions for families in Gaza, with shortages of food, medical supplies, and shelter exacerbating health issues among children.
Over 45,300 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed during Israel’s offensive in Gaza, causing widespread destruction and displacing a large portion of the population multiple times.
Aid groups are struggling to provide essential supplies to the displaced population living in tent camps along the coast, facing shortages of blankets, warm clothing, and firewood as winter sets in.
