Israel carries out airstrikes near Gaza hospitals
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Nasr Children's Hospital in the Gaza Strip, which house thousands of patients and refugees, were targeted on Thursday by missiles intermittently fired from Israeli aircraft.
- Middle East
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:23 | 09 November 2023
- Modified Date: 11:33 | 09 November 2023
Israeli aircraft bombed the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Nasr Children's Hospital in the Gaza Strip early Thursday.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Al-Shifa Hospital, which houses thousands of patients and refugees, was targeted by missiles intermittently fired from Israeli aircraft.
The simultaneous use of illumination flares during the attacks resulted in shrapnel damage to the hospital's surroundings.
An airstrike near Al-Nasr Children's Hospital in the western part of the city killed three Palestinians and left dozens more wounded.
Meanwhile, Israeli artillery fired rounds towards the eastern part of the city of Rafah.
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