Israeli airstrikes have caused extensive damage to Gaza hospital, aid organization says [View all]
From CNNs 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