Gaza Strip Ministry of Health Spokesperson Reports
On the 20th (local time), a Hamas health ministry official stated that 12 people, including patients, lost their lives after the Israeli military airstruck a hospital in northern Gaza Strip.
Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesperson for the Gaza Strip Health Ministry, said, "The Israeli occupation forces airstruck the Indonesia Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, killing 12 people including injured patients." He added, "The Israeli military is surrounding the hospital using tanks."
The Israeli military has not issued an official statement regarding the health ministry's claims. Israel, which has claimed that Hamas uses the hospital for military purposes, announced earlier this month that it had obtained information about Hamas tunnels beneath the hospital.
Since launching ground operations at the end of last month, the Israeli military has been conducting search operations while controlling Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical institution in Gaza Strip, which is presumed to house Hamas's operations headquarters.
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