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Last hospital in North Gaza under direct fire

As of Friday 10 January, Al Awda’s hospital in Jabalia – the last partially functioning hospital in North Gaza – has come under direct attack. Devastatingly, several bombs have impacted the facility, and it continues to be fired at. 113 people, including 48 patients and 65 medical staff, are trapped inside.

The hospital received immediate evacuation orders ten days ago. Since then, the nongovernmental organization Al Awda has been awaiting clearance for the safe evacuation of patients to Gaza City however it has not been granted.

After North Gaza came under siege on 5 October last year, the hospital has been struggling desperately to function with no supplies and only one generator for life-saving operations.

With support from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), Relief International is supporting Al Awda’s hospitals in Jabalia and Nuseirat. Relief International CEO Craig Redmond says,

“We are very distressed about the situation at Al Awda’s hospital in Jabalia. Medical staff and patients in dire need of treatment are not only under bombardment but are trapped, with no way of escaping. The targeting of civilians, health workers and health infrastructure must cease immediately.”

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