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An Israeli strike on the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza has destroyed medical warehouses and damaged a displacement camp, according to local health officials. The incident occurred shortly after reports of a potential ceasefire agreement involving the US and Israel.
Why it matters
The destruction of critical medical infrastructure exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and complicates ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
Link Copied! Israeli strike leaves huge crater at Gaza hospital amid uncertainty over Trump plan By Ibrahim Dahman and Charlotte Reck Gaza Ministry of Health Israeli strikes on Gaza left a huge crater at a hospital less than 48 hours after US President Donald Trump announced Hamas and Israel had agreed to advance a ceasefire plan, local authorities said.
Gaza’s health ministry said the attack destroyed vital medical supplies.
“When medicines are bombed … illness becomes a weapon of war,” Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, the ministry’s director general, said in a statement.
The strike demolished two medical warehouses at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and damaged two others, the health ministry said. The director general added a nearby displacement camp was leveled and civilian tents suffered extensive damage.
The Israeli military said they targeted Hamas militants but would give further detail in a later statement.
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