Direct strike on Al-Ahli Hospital kills 2

No.

3591

Date

31 August, 2024

Original Social Media Post

"An Israeli air strike hits the backyards of the Baptist hospital in Gaza city."
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Archivist Notes On This Video

• 3 killed • The strike targeted the reception and medical laboratory departments, without warning • The first martyr was killed inside the medical laboratory building by direct shrapnel • The strike also caused grievous injuries to many other victims present at those departments, mostly children • Islam Bader reported that 2 bombs were dropped: one directly hitting the wall of the medical laboratory building and another a few meters away in the hospital's backyard and struck a house in the vicinity of St. Porphyrius church. This has been corroborated by Hani Mahmoud: https://aje.io/aa92yx?update=3150577 • The surrounding houses and buildings have also been destroyed. As this is in the Old City of Gaza City, these are old heritage sites that have been damaged • Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal reported that the victims include 5 members of the Christian community present on the premises of the local church At the time of interview, only 1 martyr was confirmed. Moments later, 2 others were pronounced killed.

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