Israel denies threatening to bomb Gaza hospital and five schools after Palestinian aid agency said they were warned to evacuate ahead of airstrike: Footage shows 12,000 displaced families taking shelter at Al Quds
The Israeli military denied accusations from a Palestinian aid group that claimed Israel had warned Gazans to evacuate a major hospital and five schools ahead of a possible airstrike.
The Palestinian Red Crescent issued an “urgent notice” announcing that it had received threats from Israeli authorities warning that they would bomb Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza and demanding the immediate evacuation of the hospital.
Images circulating on social media show some of the 12,000 displaced families taking shelter in what is believed to be Al-Quds Hospital.
Images circulating on social media show some of the 12,000 displaced families taking shelter in what is believed to be Al-Quds Hospital.
The Israeli military denied accusations from a Palestinian aid group that claimed Israel had warned Gazans to evacuate a major hospital and five schools ahead of a possible airstrike.
The video shows several families sleeping and gathering in the hallways of the medical facility.
Women and children are believed to make up the majority of displaced people in the hospital and can be seen sitting in groups.
The IDF denied these claims and has consistently emphasized that it does not target hospitals.
This happened shortly after Israel was accused by Hamas of bombing Al-Ahli hospital, which quickly turned out to be a failed airstrike by Hamas.
The Palestinian Red Crescent, an organization founded by Yasser Arafat’s brother, claimed that Israel had demanded the hospital’s evacuation, saying it would affect more than 400 patients and 12,000 displaced people seeking “safe haven.”
“We call on the international community to take immediate and urgent action to prevent another massacre similar to what took place at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital,” the statement said.
The media quickly reported Israel’s evacuation warnings.
Al Jazeera invited a guest on Friday who claimed that the hospital’s director had received an urgent phone call from ‘Israel’ ordering an immediate evacuation, citing military operation plans in the area.
Israel was accused by Hamas of bombing Al-Ahli hospital earlier this week, which quickly turned out to be a failed airstrike by Hamas.
The IDF denied these claims and has consistently emphasized that it does not target hospitals
Israel has repeatedly stated that terrorist groups deliberately place their launch sites near civilian areas, endangering civilians and making them vulnerable to failures.
This happened shortly after Israel was accused by Hamas of bombing Al-Ahli hospital, which quickly turned out to be a failed airstrike by Hamas.
Israeli, US and French intelligence agencies confirmed that the explosion was the result of a failed rocket launched by Hamas, and the IDF confirmed that it was not conducting any operations in the area at the time of the impact.
Israel has repeatedly stated that terrorist groups deliberately place their launch sites near civilian areas, endangering civilians and making them vulnerable to failures.
The IDF emphasized that their operations in Gaza are targeted and focus exclusively on terrorists, their weapons stockpiles, facilities and infrastructure.
Some media outlets have been criticized for prematurely assigning blame.
The IDF said it was not conducting operations in the area at the time of the impact.
“This has been a trend over the last few rounds of conflict, with PIJ misfires posing an extreme danger to civilians in Gaza.”
Between 100 and 300 people were killed in the explosion al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City last Tuesday evening as it was used to treat and shelter thousands of civilians amid the ongoing conflict.
The devastating fireball had sparked a vicious blame game between Hamas and Israel the week after the blast, with both sides blaming forces on the other side of the border for the destruction and angrily denying it was their fault.
Palestinian officials said at the time that the horror explosion was caused by an IDF airstrike, while officials in Israel insisted it was the result of a failed rocket launched by the terrorist group Islamic Jihad.
The terror group labeled the claims “completely false” and accused the IDF of “trying to provide cover for the heinous crime and massacres they have committed against civilians,” despite intelligence evidence to the contrary.
The blast threw a visit by US President Joe Biden to the region – hoping to show support for Israel and prevent the war from spreading – into chaos, with a planned meeting involving him, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and leaders from Egypt were involved. and Jordan was canceled by the Arab countries in protest.
Hellish images of the wreckage show fire engulfing the building and dozens of bodies strewn across the ground, including many young children.
Ambulances and private cars rushed some 350 victims of the al-Ahli explosion to Gaza City’s main hospital, al-Shifa.
‘We squeeze five beds into one small room. We need equipment, we need medicine, we need beds, we need everything,” said Abu Selmia, warning that the fuel supply for the hospital’s generators will run out on Wednesday. “I think the medical sector in Gaza will collapse within hours.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “The whole world should know: it was barbaric terrorists in Gaza who attacked the hospital in Gaza, and not the IDF. Those who brutally murdered our children are also murdering their own.”
Despite the facts, former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal called for protests in front of Israeli embassies around the world after the hospital blast.