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December 18, 2023

Gaza Hospitals Have Become a "Bloodbath" as Israel Targets Health Facilities, Residential Areas
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Israel also continues to target hospitals across Gaza. On Sunday, an
Israeli tank shelled the maternity building at the Nasser Medical
Complex in Khan Younis, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring several
others. In Gaza City, there are reports of continuous gunfire at
Al-Shifa Hospital. A team from the World Health Organization that was
able to deliver limited relief supplies to Al-Shifa Saturday described
the hospital's emergency ward as a "bloodbath."

Sean Casey: "This largest referral hospital here in Gaza has become a
trauma stabilization point. They could only provide the most basic care
for people with very serious injuries and very serious illnesses. There
are women delivering in these common spaces that are just absolutely
packed to the brim. Most patients are on the floor. A few are in beds
and stretchers behind me. The emergency department is just covered in
blood, and there are very few staff. Children are being treated on the
floor for serious injuries or burns or open wounds."



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