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Israeli forces deliberately sabotaged equipment at al-Shifa, health ministry says
19 November 2023 13:41 GMT
Israeli soldiers deliberately sabotaged equipment at al-Shifa Hospital, including ECG and MRI machines, according to Palestinian health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra.
Qudra said in a statement on Sunday that 259 patients remained at al-Shifa, unable to move.
He added that 31 premature babies were evacuated from the facility to southern Gaza, from where they will be transferred to Egypt with their families.
The spokesperson said that hospitals were overwhelmed in both the north and south, and that makeshift hospitals were needed to treat the huge numbers wounded by Israeli attacks.
Large numbers of people were sheltering at hospitals, he added, leading to unhygienic conditions and the risk of disease outbreaks.