Israeli forces bomb Al-Helou Hospital in Gaza City

Israeli forces on Monday targeted Al-Helou Hospital in Gaza City with two missiles, making entry and exit impossible and disrupting medical services, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. 

Anadolu news agency quoted an official as saying that such actions by Israel constitute a "full-fledged war crime". 

“Doctors and patients inside the hospital are living in a state of terror and severe fear, which has been worsened by the occupation’s deliberate cutoff of the hospital’s internet network to isolate it from the outside world and suspend medical services for civilians,” director of the health ministry media office, Ismail al-Thawabta said.

At least 38 Gaza hospitals were destroyed or rendered out of service, 96 healthcare centres were targeted, and 197 ambulances were destroyed or damaged by the Israeli army since the start of its genocidal war in October 2023, according to health ministry data.

“The (Israeli) occupation also carried out 788 direct attacks on healthcare facilities, staff, and supply chains, and killed 1,670 medical workers while carrying out their humanitarian duty,” the director added.