With the war on Gaza entering its sixth week, the continuing bombardments on Al-Shifa Hospital and other medical facilities in the north continue to raise alarms, with the World Health Organization unable to reach its contacts at the hospital. Regional tensions seem to be reaching a boiling point as Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant threatens Lebanon’s Hezbollah to repeat what is being done in Gaza to Beirut. LIVE UPDATES Update 7: The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced on 12 November that Gaza’s Al-Quds Hospital is no longer operational, with the cause being a depletion of available fuel and continuous power outages. “PRCS holds the international community and signatories of the Fourth Geneva Convention accountable for the complete breakdown of the health system and the resulting dire humanitarian conditions,” the PRCS stated in their announcement. Al-Nasr and Al-Rantisi children’s hospitals are besieged, with tanks spotted in front of Al-Rantisi yesterday. Update 6: With hostilities between the Israeli Defence Forces and Hezbollah increasing over the past weeks, Israel’s Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant warned that Lebanon is being “dragged” into the war by the Shi’a Islamist group. Gallant’s comments, which…
WHO Loses Communication With Al-Shifa Hospital Staff After Airstrikes, Israeli Defence Minister Threatens Beirut to Become Like Gaza
November 12, 2023
