IDF strike Hamas targets in Gaza
Israel has warned al-Quds hospital in Gaza to evacuate immediately- a “deeply concerning” order, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday it received the warning from Israeli authorities as raids have been taking place 50 yards away from the hospital since this morning.
“We reiterate - it’s impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives. Under International Humanitarian Law, healthcare must always be protected,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of WHO, posted on X.
It comes as over 8,000 people have been killed in Gaza after another night and day of relentless airstrikes as Benjamin Netanyahu warned the “next stage of war” has begun.
The Gaza death toll includes over 3,000 children, according to the health ministry, as humanitarian groups and politicians increase calls for a ceasefire.
After Israel’s three-week blockade of food, water, electricity and fuel into Gaza, thousands of civilians broke into aid warehouses overnight, taking wheat flour and other basic survival items like hygiene supplies.
The UNRWA has warned this “is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down”.
