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Al-Aqsa Hospital massacre
Part of Israel–Hamas war
Deir el-Balah is located in the Gaza Strip
Deir el-Balah
Deir el-Balah
LocationDeir el-Balah, Gaza Strip
Coordinates31°25′11.89″N 34°21′36″E / 31.4199694°N 34.36000°E / 31.4199694; 34.36000
Date14 October 2024
TargetShuhada al-Aqsa Hospital
Attack type
Airstrike, massacre, death by burning
Deaths5+ Palestinians[1][2]
Injured70+ Palestinians[3][1]
Perpetrator Israel Defense Forces

On 14 October 2024, the Israeli Air Force struck tents within the grounds of the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip. As of 14 October 2024, at least 5 people were confirmed killed in the attack and at least 70 were injured after a major fire broke out.[2][4][1] The death toll is expected to increase due to the large number of victims with severe burns.[5] Following the strike, 25 people were transferred to Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza after suffering severe burns.[6]

Airstrike

The strike hit while emergency services were receiving injured people from the Israeli bombardment of the al-Mufti school in Nuseirat hours before, which killed 22 and injured 80 people.[2][7][8] The school was the site of a UNRWA polio vaccine campaign set to begin the day of the attack.[3][9] The strike caused cooking gas cylinders to explode, further fueling the fire.[10][11] Footage showed tents on fire while people tried to extinguish the flames.[8][12][13] More than 20 tents were destroyed in the attack.[5] A widely shared video of the blaze appeared to show at least one person lying on a bed connected to an IV drip, burning alive.[14][15][16] Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the air force had bombed a "command and control centre" in the hospital, without providing evidence.[5][17] Around one million are estimated to be sheltering in Deir el-Balah.[18]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "At least 4 confirmed killed, 70 injured, in Israeli hospital attack". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "MSF updates from Al Aqsa hospital and northern Gaza - occupied Palestinian territory". ReliefWeb. Médecins Sans Frontières. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Da Silva, Chantal; Tarrant, Tavleen; Scott, Marin (14 October 2024). "Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ignites devastating fire". NBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Footage shows explosion, blazing fire at scene of Israeli hospital attack". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Israeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills four, ignites fire". Al Jazeera. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ Shurafa, Wafaa; Magdy, Samy (14 October 2024). "Israeli strike on Gaza hospital tent camp kills four". The Independent. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ Durbin, Adam; Davies, Wyre (14 October 2024). "Israeli shelling of Gaza school kills at least 22". BBC. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Gaza: tents engulfed by flames next to al-Aqsa hospital after Israeli airstrike –video". The Guardian. 14 October 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Israel Bombs Tent Encampment at Gaza Hospital & School Shelter in Latest Massacres". Democracy Now!. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ Masih, Niha; Pannett, Rachel; Harb, Hajar. "Deadly Israeli strike burns tents of displaced people at Gaza hospital". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  11. ^ Shbair, Bilal; Solomon, Erika (14 October 2024). "Survivors of Gaza Hospital Blaze Say They Are Living a 'Recurring Nightmare'". New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Palestinians report several dead in strike on hospital compound in Deir Al-Balah". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Deadly Israeli strike hits hospital tent camp in Gaza". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Palestinians seen burning alive in horrifying videos following Israeli bombing of Gaza hospital". The New Arab. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  15. ^ Masih, Niha; Harb, Hajar; Parker, Claire (14 October 2024). "Israeli strike at Gaza's al-Aqsa Hospital burns tents, killing at least 4". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  16. ^ al-Hajjar, Mohammed (14 October 2024). "Israeli attack on Gaza's Al-Aqsa Hospital burns Palestinians alive". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Israeli military claims it struck Hamas command centre in Gaza hospital". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  18. ^ "3 killed as Israeli air strikes hit tents of displaced people in Gaza". India Today. Reuters. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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