Palestinian Red Crescent Society: Response Report From Saturday, 07/10/2023, 6.00 To Thursday , 02/11/2023, 24.00 [EN/AR]

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Gaza Strip:

• Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal Al-Hawa Neighborhood, west of Gaza City, was hit by random gunshots fired by the Israeli occupation forces positioned to the south of the hospital. The gunfire penetrated the sixth-floor walls of the hospital and disrupted its central air conditioning units rendering it out of service. Additionally, two displaced individuals, a young man and a child, seeking refuge at the hospital were injured in the chest and abdomen as a result of random Israeli machine gunfire.

• The Ministry of Health announced that the Turkish Friendship Hospital (dedicated to cancer patients) has been heavily targeted by the Israeli Occupation forces, as a result it has been taken out of service and evacuated due to being significantly damaged beyond operation.

• The Israeli occupation forces have obstructed the evacuation of the wounded patients from hospitals in Gaza and North Gaza to the Arab Republic of Egypt by blocking the roads between the north and south, despite the issued approval for the exit of 30 injured individuals on this day.

• Israeli violations against PRCS emergency crews continued, as this afternoon, PRCS ambulance crews were targeted while carrying out their humanitarian duties west of the city of Gaza. This resulted in wounding two paramedics, one with a gunshot in the hand and shrapnel in the head, and the other with shrapnel in the foot and hands. Additionally, the Israeli attacks put two ambulances out of service.

• As an exception to the rule; the Rafah land crossing is specifically open for the second day in a row only to allow the transport of a number critical cases of war-wounded individuals as well as individuals with dual citizenship (holders of foreign and Palestinian/Arabian passports). PRCS vehicles and ambulances are put to service to facilitate the transportation process.

• A large number of Israeli occupation tanks and vehicles have penetrated into several main axes in both the Gaza and Northern Gaza governorates. According to official statements, this is an attempt to separate the southern part of the Strip from the north.

• The Israeli occupation forces persist in their explicit threat to evacuate Al-Quds Hospital and PRCS’s main headquarters in the Tal Al-Hawa Neighborhood, west of Gaza. Furthermore, these threats extend to evacuating and relocating well over 14,000 displaced persons taking shelter at the Hospital. Moreover, the Israeli occupation forces have also targeted several residential towers adjacent to the Hospital from the eastern side, causing significant damage to the Hospital’s building and operations. Nevertheless, Al-Quds Hospital remains true to its dedication to providing services to the wounded, injured, and displaced people out of its national and humanitarian duty, despite the Israeli occupation’s threats to evacuate the hospital, and despite the non-stop shelling and bombing of the area surrounding the hospital.

• 5 PCRS ambulance vehicles went out of service after being directly targeted by the Israeli occupation forces, in grave violation of international humanitarian law.

• The Israeli occupation targeted PCRS main warehouses in the Tel Al-Hawa Neighborhood west of Gaza, and UNRWA warehouses in both Gaza and North Gaza. This exacerbates the catastrophic humanitarian situation and deprives citizens of any relief aid.

• The Ministry of Health confirmed that targeting the healthcare system has resulted in damage to 57 healthcare facilities, the martyrdom (loss) of 130 medical staff members, 18 rescue team members, and the full destruction of 25 ambulances; rendering the ambulances inoperable.

• The Ministry of Health also confirmed that 16 hospitals and 32 health centers were out of service as a result of Israeli targeting and the depletion of fuel and medical resources.

• According to official data, the Israeli occupation forces directly targeted killing 35 journalists, martyred, since the beginning of the aggression.

• Incidents of the Israeli occupation forces using internationally banned white phosphorous bombs against civilians have been reported and documented in several locations in northern Gaza.

• Official authorities have received approximately 2,060 reports of missing persons under the rubble including well over 1,150 children.