On perhaps one of the deadliest nights of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israeli airstrikes hit the Gaza Strip on Sunday, 22 October, claiming the lives of over 60 people, according to a Hamas spokesperson. Palestinian officials have reported over 400 deaths within the last 24 hours. To date, 5,000 Palestinians have been killed and 15,275 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) released footage on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing what they claim are Israeli airstrikes near Gaza’s Al Quds hospital during a visit by an International Committee of the Red Cross delegation. The PRCS raised concerns about targeting medical facilities in light of the recent bombing of Al Ahli Arab Hospital. https://twitter.com/PalestineRCS/status/1716224980491374908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1716224980491374908%7Ctwgr%5E57290531fd1283907d40630abb5a5d372f3c9ff2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2023%2F10%2F22%2Fisrael-hamas-war-gazas-al-quds-hospital-faces-threat-of-israeli-bombing Rushdi Abualouf, a Gaza resident, told the BBC that approximately 60 airstrikes were launched near Khan Younis, a designated safe area. Abualouf highlighted that the director of Al Quds Hospital received a call from Israeli intelligence, urgently advising the evacuation of the hospital, which houses 500 patients in addition to 1,500 people seeking refuge within its walls. The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned that Gaza’s fuel reserves will…
