Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: A Big Disaster is Coming

The director of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza stated that activities in this hospital have not only reached a dangerous stage, but that a major disaster is occurring.

Nov 4, 2023 - 14:03
Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: A Big Disaster is Coming
Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza: A Big Disaster is Coming

Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Friday (3/11/2023) stated that the bombing of an ambulance at the entrance to Al-Shifa Hospital resulted in the martyrdom of 13 people and dozens of injuries and caused serious damage to walls and buildings. this hospital. "Two other ambulances, which transported the injured to Egyptian hospitals, were targeted by the Zionist regime in Al-Rashid street and the Ansar administrative area in western Gaza," said the Director of Al-Shifa Hospital. "The Al-Shifa hospital complex is the largest medical complex in the Gaza Strip which operates with three electric generators, but currently only one generator is operating and some parts only receive electricity for 4 hours," he stressed. Abu Salmiya expressed that the lack of electricity supply has a negative impact on patients, and if this situation continues and the inflow of fuel is prevented, then the activities of important parts will stop and we will see a real grave here. "We are still demanding the reopening of the Rafah crossing and the entry of fuel necessary to continue operating the hospital's electric motors, and the entry of medical equipment, hospitals and medicines," said Abu Salmiya. The Gaza Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs due to the Zionist regime's bombing in Gaza reached 9,227 people, 3,826 of whom were children, and 2,405 women