At least 10 people, including children, were killed in Gaza on Sunday after a drone strike hit the school they were sheltering, CNN reported, citing local health workers (Pics/AFP)
Updated On: 2024-05-26 01:55 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
The Al-Nazla school in Saftawawy, on the outskirts of Jabaliya, was being used as a temporary shelter by people fleeing violence when the drone strike took place
Speaking to CNN, an eyewitness, Saleh Al-Aswad from Jabaliya, said that his son-in-law is undergoing treatment for injuries suffered during the attack
He added that a "man making bread for his children, thinking this was a safe space," was killed along with his daughter, Afnan, and his son, Mohamed. The news of the strike comes at a time when United Nations agencies have warned that the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate
In a statement shared on X on Saturday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that Gaza's healthcare system "is on its knees" as access to hospitals and facilities shrink further amid supply shortages and attacks
The OCHA report, citing the WHO said that, as of Friday, 15 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza were only partially functional, 21 hospitals were out of service, and there were six functional field hospitals. The agency said that the existing hospitals were functioning at more than four times their bed capacity, the agency said, citing the Gaza Ministry of Health
It further added, "Shortages in fuel, medical supplies and equipment are threatening the ability of the remaining health facilities to operate"
The director of the Kuwait hospital in Rafah shared a video on WhatsApp to "sound the alarm to the WHO to keep this hospital operational and to guarantee it doesn't shut down by providing it with the necessary fuel," according to CNN report
In the video message, Suhaib al-Homs said the Kuwait Hospital is now the only functioning hospital in central Rafah where people can reach "around the clock" as the field hospitals in surrounding areas are difficult to access without an ambulance
He said, "We are warning of the mounting health crisis as hospitals are going out of service and the collapse of the health sector." He further added, "We will keep on working and the medical teams will keep doing their job. What's happening now makes us more steadfast and adamant to fulfill our duty to serve our people"
