Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says all public hospitals in the north of the Strip are now “out of service” amid Israeli military action near the Indonesian Hospital.
“The Israeli occupation has intensified its siege with heavy fire around the Indonesian hospital and its surroundings, preventing the arrival of patients, medical staff, and supplies — effectively forcing the hospital out of service,” the ministry says.
“All public hospitals in the North Gaza governorate are now out of service,” it adds.
There is no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel has repeatedly pointed to the Hamas’s activities in and around medical facilities. Hamas has fought from within hospitals throughout the war and even periodically hid some of the Israeli hostages inside.
Human rights group have accused Israel of systematically destroying Gaza’s health care system.
International law prohibits targeting hospitals during wartime, but hospitals can lose this protection if they are being used for military purposes.
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