GAZA, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation army has been besieging the Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis for the 21st day Sunday while raiding its various wards.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli soldiers confiscated the keys of all ambulances and administration vehicles and locked their steering wheels in the hospital soon after raiding it to block any attempt to operate them.
Meanwhile, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, expressed concern over news of Israeli storming of the Amal Hospital.
He urged the immediate release of all medical and administrative personnel and the patients in the hospital.
For its part, the PRSC said in a statement on Sunday that the Israeli claim of allowing entry of oxygen cylinders into the hospital was false.
It explained, “The truth is that the Israeli military denied entry of those cylinders for more than a week despite constant coordination with international organizations.” It added that the Israeli step led to the death of three patients.
The PRCS further denied Israeli claims of allowing entry of medical equipment into the hospital, adding that on the contrary the Israeli soldiers damaged medical equipment during their raid into the hospital on Saturday, other than beating and humiliating medical and administrative personnel.
It said that the Israeli occupation soldiers arrested nine employees in the hospital in addition to four wounded citizens and five of their relatives.
The Society noted that the Israeli army soldiers block enter of fuel supplies, warning that the fuel used to operate generators will run out in two days.
