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Turkish ship carrying field hospitals docks in Egypt near Gaza: official
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 13, 2023
A Turkish vessel carrying materials for field hospitals arrived in Egypt's port of El Arish near the Rafah border crossing with Gaza. This is the first aid vessel to arrive in Egypt since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. The vessel is carrying materials, generators, and ambulances to establish eight field hospitals.
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Published on November 13, 2023 - 01:31
Gaza's 'Out of Service' Hospitals Say Newborns Are Dying as Fighting Intensifies
Gaza's 'Out of Service' Hospitals, Say Newborns Are Dying, as Fighting Intensifies.
NBC reports that the Palestinian Health Ministry has said
that patients, including newborns, at Gaza's largest hospital
are dying amid power failures and lack of resources. .
The hospital in Gaza City has been "out of service"
since the morning of November 11 amid
intense fighting and heavy bombardment. .
The ministry released a statement saying that three babies,
as well as over ten other patients, have died since
the hospital lost power due to ongoing fuel shortages.
According to the ministry, at least 35 babies
born prematurely at Al-Shifa hospital face
the possibility of "death at any moment.".
If they stay in this condition,
they are going to all die, Dr. Marwan Abusada, Surgeon at the hospital who is also the head
of international cooperation at the Health Ministry, via NBC.
NBC reports that the situation for hospitals in
Gaza has grown more dire amid an overwhelming
surge of patients as fighting intensified. .
On November 12, the Israel Defense Forces
announced that evacuation routes would be opened
from Al-Shifa and two other Gaza City hospitals.
On November 12, the Israel Defense Forces
announced that evacuation routes would be opened
from Al-Shifa and two other Gaza City hospitals.
According to the IDF, soldiers had "opened and secured a
passage which enables the civilian population to evacuate,
on foot and by ambulancesโ from the three hospitals.
However, NBC reports that staff at the hospitals
say that evacuation has been impossible amid
ongoing fighting in the surrounding area. .
While tens of thousands of people have already fled northern Gaza, doctors say there is no way to evacuate patients with serious conditions and injuries. .
While tens of thousands of people have already fled northern Gaza, doctors say there is no way to evacuate patients with serious conditions and injuries.
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