As the war on Gaza enters its 40th day, Israel’s ground invasion has reached Al-Shifa Hospital – with multiple medical workers under interrogation and patients in a state of fear. LIVE UPDATES Update 10: Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Alkaila delivered a speech condemning Israel’s aggression and the international community’s inaction to implement a ceasefire. Since the start of the war, the Israeli army killed 198 Palestinian doctors, nurses, and paramedics, targeted 55 ambulances, and put 25 hospitals out of service. Update 9: The Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, Thomas White, posted on X on 15 November clarifying that the fuel truck sent through Rafah has been restricted by Israeli authorities to only be used for transporting aid. Fuel is still needed to maintain hospital operations, power the city, and keep water tanks running. “This is only 9% of what we need daily to sustain lifesaving activities,” White added. Update 8: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged Israel to end its “indiscriminate killing of Palestinians” during a speech on 15 November. This is the harshest criticism by Sanches since the outbreak of the war on 7 October. He later…
Israeli Raids Al-Shifa Hospital, Medical Staff Under Interrogation
November 15, 2023
