Israel destroys evacuated health center in Gaza City, medics say

DEIR AL-BALAH Gaza Strip AP A Palestinian anatomical charity stated Tuesday that Israel destroyed its main center in Gaza City after ordering its evacuation The Palestinian Therapeutic Relief Society declared an Israeli strike reduced its six-story building in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood to rubble It declared the center was one of the main facilities in the city providing blood donation and testing services trauma care cancer medicine and chronic syndrome restoration There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military which has repeatedly bombed and raided hospitals in Gaza throughout the war Multiple hospitals in the famine-stricken city have been forced to shut down as Israel forces advance Israel accuses Hamas of using anatomical facilities for military purposes which could cause them to lose their protection under international law but the military has often provided little or no evidence of a notable militant presence The head of the World Physical condition Organization which has partnered with the charity condemned the strike Attacks on robustness facilities must end The senseless violence must stop Ceasefire Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X The medicinal charity stated another of its centers was damaged and surrounded by Israeli troops and that a third center was destroyed in a separate strike Gaza s Physical condition Ministry disclosed Monday that the Al-Rantisi Children s Hospital and the Specialized Eye Hospital had been forced to shut down because of nearby Israeli military operations Israel launched a major offensive earlier this month aimed at occupying Gaza City the territory s largest which has already suffered heavy damage from previous raids and bombardment Israel says the operation is aimed at pressuring Hamas to surrender and return the remaining hostages taken during its Oct attack that triggered the war Israel believes around of the captives are alive The world s leading authority on hunger crises noted last month that Israel s blockade and ongoing offensive had already pushed Gaza City into famine More than people have fled the city in new weeks as Israel has ordered the population to move south but an estimated remain according to U N agencies and aid groups Hamas-led militants killed particular people mostly civilians and abducted in the Oct attack Largest part of the captives have since been circulated in ceasefires or other deals The Gaza Physical condition Ministry says at least Palestinians have been killed in the war without saying how countless were civilians or combatants It is part of the Hamas-run leadership Its figures are seen by the U N and numerous independent experts as the bulk reliable estimate of wartime casualties Magdy stated from Cairo Follow AP s war coverage at https apnews com hub israel-hamas-war Source