GAZA — Al-Awda
Hospital in North Gaza has been under siege for the past four days, trapping
over 250 people, including medical professionals, patients, and family members,
within one of its four buildings.
اضافة اعلان
In a message, a monitoring
manager at the hospital who asked to be identified by his first name, Mohammed,
said that an Israeli sniper, stationed outside the hospital, has already killed
a nurse on the fourth floor through the window.
Additionally, a
pregnant woman and her mother-in-law were shot by an Israeli sniper 70 meters
away, while trying to get to the hospital for maternity services.
The shooting killed
the mother-in-law, with her body left unattended on the street due to the
sniper threat.
A son of a hospital
worker also sustained a gunshot wound but survived.
Movement within the
hospital is severely restricted, hindering efforts to refuel the generator and
jeopardizing the continuous power supply.
Two days of water
remaining, fuel is running out
With only a four-day
food supply initially available, rationing within the hospital has reduced
meals to one a day or less.
Attempts to refuel
the generator for electricity have been thwarted by sniper fire, and urgent
calls for assistance are being made as the remaining supplies will only last
for three more days.
The water supply is
expected to run out in the next two days, intensifying the humanitarian crisis.
Israeli forces have bombed the tanks of water, Mohammed stated.
Besides the bottles they
have, they said there is only one other tank besides the bottles they have,
which is not enough for the hospital's residents.
Tanks positioned
near the hospital
Israeli occupation
tanks are positioned a mere 50 to 70 meters away from the hospital, heightening
fears of a potential breach.
The hospital has
faced direct attacks six times and numerous close encounters, raising serious
concerns about the safety of those trapped within.
Communication
limited pleas for help
Communication from
the besieged hospital is severely limited, with internet access restricted due
to imminent danger.
Mohammed relayed this
information through a borrowed eSIM from friends in Spain. In his message, he urges
international bodies and humanitarian organizations to help, imploring them to
intervene swiftly and ensure the safety and well-being of those trapped inside
Al-Awda Hospital.
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