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Donkees

(33,646 posts)
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:24 PM Oct 2023

Israeli airstrikes have caused extensive damage to Gaza hospital, aid organization says

From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Jessie Gretener

Israeli airstrikes have “caused extensive damage to hospital departments and exposed residents and patients to suffocation” at the Al-Quds Hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Sunday.

The aid organization accused Israel of “deliberately” launching the airstrikes “directly next to Al-Quds Hospital, with the aim of forcing the medical staff, displaced people, and patients to evacuate the hospital.”

Videos from the Palestinian Red Crescent show dust clouding up hallways in the hospital, with some people trying to put on face masks. Other video obtained by CNN appears to show the aftermath of a strike, with a cloud of dust rising next to the hospital.

The director of Al-Quds Hospital, Dr. Bashar Mourad, told CNN the vicinity of the hospital had been targeted three times by Israeli airstrikes Sunday as of 4:45 p.m. local time (10:45 a.m. ET).

CNN has asked the Israel Defense Forces about the aid organization's reports that the Al-Quds Hospital was specifically targeted by airstrikes.

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-29-23/index.html
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Israeli airstrikes have caused extensive damage to Gaza hospital, aid organization says (Original Post) Donkees Oct 2023 OP
Some background: Donkees Oct 2023 #1
Now we have the Red Cross calling out Israel AntivaxHunters Oct 2023 #2
Call out Hamas SickOfTheOnePct Oct 2023 #3
Hitting a target next to a hospital is hardly genocide EX500rider Oct 2023 #4
Someone makes the decision where to target... WarGamer Oct 2023 #8
As long as that bible is in your back pocket MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #5
BuT tHeY wErE aImInG fOr HaMaS sO iT's FiNe RockRaven Oct 2023 #6
k&R ! stonecutter357 Oct 2023 #7

Donkees

(33,646 posts)
1. Some background:
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:25 PM
Oct 2023
Some background: Al-Quds Hospital is treating hundreds of patients, including wounded people, patients in intensive care and children in incubators, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. In addition, approximately 12,000 internally displaced civilians are currently sheltering at the hospital.

The hospital is located in the Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, north of Wadi Gaza — the line south of which Israel has urged people in Gaza to flee.

Earlier Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent had said it received a warning to immediately evacuate the hospital. The World Health Organization has said the order is impossible without endangering the lives of patients.

In response to questions about the aid organization's statements on the hospital, Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Maj. Nir Dinar told CNN, "They received much more than two (warnings) for the last three weeks."

https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-10-29-23/index.html
 

AntivaxHunters

(3,234 posts)
2. Now we have the Red Cross calling out Israel
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:28 PM
Oct 2023

Israel is losing support on the world stage fast & for good reason. This is a war crime & this is genocide.

Just as Netanyahu said in his speech. He chose that biblical verse for good reason. When someone shows you who they are, believe them.







SickOfTheOnePct

(8,710 posts)
3. Call out Hamas
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:30 PM
Oct 2023

For operating under/next to a hospital.

Just kidding, I know that will never happen.

WarGamer

(18,557 posts)
8. Someone makes the decision where to target...
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:43 PM
Oct 2023

Someone has to weigh out how many civilians to die for WHAT goal?

Is an ammo dump worth 30 civilians?

Maybe 5 Hamas gunmen worth 50 civilians?

The IDF has great intel, they know where they're hitting, how many civilians are there and how many Hamas are there.

 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
5. As long as that bible is in your back pocket
Sun Oct 29, 2023, 02:39 PM
Oct 2023

you can commit all the war criming you care to.

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