Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Watch: Israel seeks to destroy Gaza’s health system

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, organized The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Watch in a statement, referring to the catastrophic health situation in the Gaza Strip in the shadow of the continued aggression of the Zionist regime, announced that Israel continues to target what remains of the health system in the Gaza Strip and with the continuation of direct bombardment and shooting. to hospitals, ambulances and medical teams, disrupting any efforts to save the lives of Palestinians. We have documented dangerous Israeli military attacks on hospitals in the north and south of the Gaza Strip. The medical teams affiliated with the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Watch organization have documented the martyrdom of Palestinian Red Crescent rescuer “Mohammed Al-Omari” and the wounding of two other rescuers, one in the head and the other in the eyes, in a direct attack by Israel on Wednesday, February 7.

In the continuation of this statement, the Israeli army directly bombed one of the buildings of al-Shifa hospital on the same day, which resulted in the massacre of 5 displaced people. The continuation of Israeli attacks and bombings against this medical complex and the publication of threatening announcements and the order to evacuate the hospital prevent the success of any attempt to resume the activities of this hospital.

This organization He stated, we strongly condemn Israel’s open aggression against medical teams, hospitals, ambulances, etc., which is a clear violation of all international laws and conventions, especially the Geneva Agreement. According to these laws, attacks on hospitals, medical teams and ambulances are prohibited under any circumstances and their security must be protected under all circumstances.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Watch further stated that there are many concerns. that the continued blockade and obstruction of the health system in Gaza are deliberate actions by Israel to weaken the life chances of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and deprive them of their basic human and health and medical rights.

This organization called for an independent investigation into the war crimes of the Zionist regime and its widespread attacks against hospitals and medical personnel.

Previously, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, announced that the reports of the organization’s staff show that the risk of famine in Gaza hospitals is increasing day by day.

He added WHO teams in Gaza report that medical staff and patients in hospitals face severe food shortages and receive only one meal a day. We talk to every WHO staff in Gaza, they want water and food. There are many problems before us to provide health support to the Gaza Strip. More than 100,000 people of Gaza have lost their lives or been injured or disappeared during the war. Humanitarian also said that the fierce clashes around Naser and Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis are still going on and the lives of the medical teams and the wounded and patients are in serious danger. In the shadow of the catastrophic health situation, various diseases are spreading among the people of Gaza, and among them there are patients who are seriously injured or cannot receive health care. Evacuating hospitals from the sick, wounded, people with disabilities, elderly, children and pregnant women is a gross violation of international humanitarian law.

end of message/