Israeli forces murder Dr. Ahmad Kahlout, head of the ICU at Kamal Adwan Hospital

No.

10885

Date

11 December, 2024

Found by

Sahat

Original Social Media Post

"The IOF targeted Dr. Ahmad kahlout, head of Emergency in Kemal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was interviewed by @SahatEnglish earlier." - Source

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Archivist Notes: Assaults on Kamal Adwan Hospital - Beit Lahia

November 21, 2024

Around 10:30 pm, Israeli drones dropped grenades on the hospital's reception and emergency entrance, injuring four of medical staff.

Israeli drones also struck the hospital's power generator and also disabled the oxygen supply lines, putting the lives of patients in grave danger. .

The hospital's director stated havingtno alternative to the generator nor does the hospital have capabilities to repair the damage.

Moments later, Israeli drones targeted hospital staff again while they were taking their injured colleagues to the radiology department, leading to two additional injuries, one in critical condition.

Minutes after midnight, the drones struck the hospital's water supply.

Hospital staff braved the danger to attempt to repair the damage, try to fix the oxygen lines and save lives.

The hospital hosts 85 injured patients, 8 in intensive care, 14 children in the pediatric department, and 4 newborns.

Names of the injured

  1. Abdul-Moneim Al-Sharafi
  2. Shorouq Al-Rantisi
  3. Baraa Al-Bahri
  4. Faris Al-Hudali
  5. 2 patient companions

November 22, 2024

Around 4 pm, Israeli drones dropped grenades at the western gate of Kamal Adwan Hospital, injuring Dr. Saeed Jouda.

Around 10 pm, Israeli artillery shelled the hospital, injuring Dr. Nihad Ghunaim as well as Abu al-Hassan al-Hawajiri, who works in shrouding the dead at the hospital.

Dr. Nihad Ghunaim was seen tending to Dr. Saeed Jouda who was injured hours before.

Around 11 pm, Israeli drones strike the hospital's power generators again, causing a power outage.

November 23, 2024

As of the morning of November 23rd, a total of 12 hospital staff were injured

Around 11 pm, Israeli drones strike the hospital's generator and fuel tank. Diesel leaked from the tank, presenting a fire hazard.

Moments later, drones dropped grenades on the hospital courtyard and departments, injuring several including the hospital director Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya.

Minutes later, around midnight, drones dropped grenades on the hospital's oxygen supplies.

November 24, 2024

Around midday, journalists reported that Dr. Abu Safiya's condition has worsened (sources 1 2). Dr. Abu Safiya remains in the ICU and stated that his suffers severe bleeding from his wound requiring vascular surgery, which the hospital is lacking after Israel abducted all surgeons and almost all of the medical staff a month prior. He has been appealing for speicalized doctors to be allowed to reach the hospital for almost 50 days to no avail.

Specifically, he suffers from six pieces of shrapnel that penetrated his thigh and have likely cause a tear in the veins.

Around 8 pm, Israeli drones dropped two grenades on the hospital but they thankfully did not detonate.

November 29

  • Midday: drone strike kills Dr. Ahmad Zyad Al-Kahlout, director of the ICU at Kamal Adwan Hospital. (Sources 1 2)

December 3, 2024

  • 4 pm, Israeli drones dropped grenades at the hospital's gate.

  • 9 pm: Israeli drones drop grenades again again injuring three medical staff, including a critical case that was immediately taken to the operating room.

December 4, 2024

  • 1 am: Israeli drones return to drop more grenades on the hospital.

  • Oxygen supply runs out while maintenance staff are unable to carry our repairs due to the constant threat of Israeli drones ocver the hospital

  • 11:45 am: Israeli drones strike the northern courtyard of the hospital.

December 5, 2024

  • Around 2:45 pm: Drones drop grenades on the hospital, resulting in many injuries among patients and their companions. The drones also targeted hospital staff who tried to rescue the victims

  • Around 4 pm, Israeli drones struck a 32 year-old man in the close vicinity of the ospital killing him.

  • 5 pm: Drones return and strike the hospital's reception

Dr. Abu Safiya stated that the day's Israeli assault on the hospital resulted to 12 injuries, including the hospital's janitor Baraa Al-Firi, and among the medical staff, one of which is critical as a blood vessel was cut.

The attack also killed a 16 year-old wheelchair-bound patient Mahmoud Abu Al-Eish while waiting to be taken to the radiology department. Mahmoud had arrived at the emergency department seeking help given that his sister works as a nurse in the hospital. The Israeli drones dropped grenades while he was at the entrance of the reception department.

December 6, 2024

At 6 am, Israeli forces besieged the hospital. An hour later, they sent two Palestinians with loudspeakers the hospital, ordering patients and companions to be brought outside. (sources: 1 2)

A medical team from Indonesia, who had arrived at the hospital just 3 days prior, was the first to be forced to leave the hospital

Dr. Abu Safiya said the hospital's oxygen generators were targeted at night, and that four of the medical staff have been killed. The hospital is now left with only two inexperienced surgeons to treat dozens of casualties brought to the hospital following Israelis trikes on houses nearby.

Early afternoon, footage emerged of the IDF shooting intensely at an ambulance near the hospital with a clear intent to kill.

Around 10:30 pm, Israeli drones dropped grenades in the hospital's courtyard

On the same say Dr. Mosab Muhammad Darwish, who was abducted from the hospital during the IDF's October raid, was released from captivity along with 17 other Palestinians. However, he was released to Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

December 7, 2024

Starting around 3:45 pm, Israeli drones struck the hospital's maintenance department and oxygen station.

Minutes later, drone gunfire injured two maintenance crews members.

The Israeli attacks also struck the ICU and inpatient departments, leading to further injuries of two wounded patients, including one child.

Around 5 pm, fire broke out in the hospital's medical supplies storage.

Minutes later, the main fuel tank was struck by drone gunfire and caught fire

About an hour later, there was a black-out due to Israel's continued attacks on the hospital's key infrastructure

December 8, 2024

Dr. Abu Safiya shared a report on the situation at the hopsital:

  • One of the buildings is without electricity, oxygen and water while other experience outages
  • Israeli strikes are not stopping in the vicinity of the hospital, preventing crews to carry out repairs
  • The hospital is tending to 112 patients including 6 in the ICU and 14 children

At 4 pm, Israeli drones opened fire around the hospital, injuring two people

December 11, 2024

Dr. Abu Safiya stated that parts of the hospital were damaged as a result of a night of intense airstrikes, particularly following the total destruction of a house opposite of the hospital where the Abu Al-Tarabish family was massacred.

He added that the constant attacks by Israeli forces render the hospital's repair efforts futile.

People in Video

Dr. Ahmad Zyad Al-Kahlout

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