Health authorities in Gaza condemn Israeli occupation shelling of medical building in Khan Younis

Gaza -- The health authorities in the Gaza Strip condemned on Thursday the Israeli occupation aircraft’s targeting of the Surgery Building at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Strip, which resulted in the martyrdom of six Palestinians, including a surgeon and a person with disabilities, and injured several others. In a statement, the health authorities said that targeting the building, which houses patients receiving treatment and medical staff carrying out their humanitarian and professional duties, constitutes a “serious” assault on the health system and a blatant violation of international laws and conventions that guarantee the protection of medical facilities, their personnel, and patients. They warned that continued targeting of hospitals and their medical facilities exacerbates the suffering of patients and the wounded and threatens the remaining capacity of the health sector to provide its services amid the “catastrophic” conditions facing the sector. They called on the international community, United Nations bodies, and human rights organizations to intervene urgently to protect hospitals, medical staff, and patients, and to work to halt these attacks and hold those responsible accountable. It is recalled that Israeli occupation aircraft launched a severe airstrike with at least two missiles in the early hours of Thursday, targeting the second floor of the Surgery Building at the Nasser Medical Complex, resulting in the martyrdom of six Palestinians, including a surgeon, a 13-year-old child, and a person with disabilities, as well as injuring several others, some of whom were described as being in “critical” condition. (End) WAM/NWA