Medical Clinics in Gaza Run By Humanitarian Organizations Attacked
As Israeli troops and Hamas fight in Gaza City, destruction in tightly populated Gaza is wreaking havoc on humanitarian groups trying to aid the civilian population.
Even medical facilities are being damaged or destroyed
From The Independent: "Israeli warplanes have attacked two fully equipped medical clinics in Gaza, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage, the Christian organisations which fund them reported yesterday. The Catholic relief group Caritas said its clinic in the al-Meghazi area of Gaza had been "completely destroyed" by a missile on Friday, and that 20 nearby homes had been damaged. Because local families had already fled their homes, no one was hurt, Caritas said, but equipment worth $10,000 (£6,700) was lost.
Even medical facilities are being damaged or destroyed
From The Independent: "Israeli warplanes have attacked two fully equipped medical clinics in Gaza, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage, the Christian organisations which fund them reported yesterday. The Catholic relief group Caritas said its clinic in the al-Meghazi area of Gaza had been "completely destroyed" by a missile on Friday, and that 20 nearby homes had been damaged. Because local families had already fled their homes, no one was hurt, Caritas said, but equipment worth $10,000 (£6,700) was lost.
"Twenty-fours later, another clinic funded by Christian Aid was also demolished in an air strike; it followed a telephone warning to the building's owners to leave within 15 minutes. Janet Symes, Christian Aid's head of Middle East Region, said the clinic had "standing room" only for mothers bringing their children for check-ups when she visited it last year. She added: 'Now the whole clinic lies in ruins.' "
It's too dangerous to even try to evacuate patients through southern Gaza to Egyptian hospitals.
The conflict in Gaza is an horrendous nightmare for civilians trapped and being killed and wounded by the warfare between Hamas and Israel.
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