GHF says Hamas preventing staffers wounded in attack from being treated at hospital

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation releases new details about the alleged Hamas attack on its local workers in the Gaza Strip last night, accusing the terror group of preventing the dead and wounded from being allowed into Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis this afternoon.

The organization says that eight of its workers were killed and 21 seriously wounded when Hamas attacked a bus headed to its aid distribution sites. A crowd soon gathered at the scene, forcing the gunmen to retreat, according to the GHF update.

The dead and wounded workers were transported by the International Red Cross Committee to Nasser Hospital, where Hamas members threatened staff against providing the injured with medical treatment, says GHF. The update adds that “all wounded and dead local workers were piled in the Nasser Hospital parking lot,” where, as of 2 p.m., they have remained without treatment.

“The GHF is committed to helping the wounded and the families of the deceased and injured. Our first priority is to ensure that the injured receive the medical care that they need. We are working through many channels to transfer the injured from the hospital in Khan Younis to facilities with more robust capabilities,” reads the update.

“We call on the parties holding the remains of the deceased to immediately release them to their families for proper funerals and burials,” continues GHF, adding that its staff, “both international and local, are all more committed to delivering food aid to the people of Gaza after this tragedy.”