The Last Cancer Clinic in Gaza Closed After Damaging Attacks by Israel
Cancer facility in Gaza ceases operation following assaults
Hear ye, hear ye! The European Hospital, toponymically situated in Gaza, is no more. The de facto leader of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has announced this unfortunate piece of news. It was the lone bivouac in the contentious Gaza Strip, offering essential heart and cancer treatments.
Wrathful Israeli attacks on May 13 caused substantial damage to this facility, rendering it inoperable. Ghebreyesus, the WHO DG, penned his thoughts regarding this matter on X. The Israeli military had claimed that the "precise attack" targeted Hamas terrorists holed up in a command center beneath the hospital.
Regrettably, these claims could not be authenticated independently. The WHO Director-General lamented on the loss of vital services such as neurosurgery, cardiac care, and cancer treatment post-hospital closure. He robustly stated that hospitals should be shielded from militarization and attacks.
Tenebrous whispers suggest that the European Hospital was one of the few refuge points against the shattered health system of Gaza. The Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, succumbing to an attack on the same day, is now the solitary functioning clinic in the region. The Israeli military also alleges that Hamas, the Islamic Palestinian organization, is using hospitals in Gaza as a pawn for terrorist headquarters.
After a two-month truce, Israel resumed its heavy assaults in the strife-torn Gaza Strip on March 18. Beginning May, the Israeli security cabinet sanctioned a stretch of the offensive, culminating in a "conquest" strategy for Gaza. Since March 2, Israel has been blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
Sources: ntv.de, raf/dpa
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Additional Insights:
- The attack left the European Hospital devoid of operation capabilities, compelling a WHO team to evacuate medical personnel. Despite the shambles, the Nasser Hospital remains the only functioning medical facility in Khan Younis now.
- The closure of the European Hospital has significantly magnified the pressure on Gaza's healthcare system, which is currently in a woeful state. With most hospitals operating only partially and in excessive strain, the absence of the European Hospital's critical services intensifies the crisis.
- Registered as a crime against civilians, repeated strikes on healthcare facilities in Gaza have made the region increasingly alien for the populace. In light of such actions, organizations like Doctors Without Borders firmly contend that Gaza is becoming increasingly inhospitable.
- The extensive damage caused by the Israeli attacks on May 13 resulted in the European Hospital, a crucial healthcare facility in Gaza, ceasing its operations, leaving the nascent Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as the sole operational medical center in the region.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has asserted that hospitals, such as the European Hospital, must be protected from militarization and attacks, as the loss of vital services like cancer treatment, neurosurgery, and cardiac care worsens an already strained healthcare system in Gaza.
