The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced, at dawn on Monday, the demolition of the only Turkish Friendship Hospital for cancer patients in the Strip, after it was targeted by the Israeli occupation army.
This came in a press statement by Dr. Subhi Skaik, Director General of the Hospital, published on the Facebook platform of the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
According to the statement, "A state of panic afflicts cancer patients and medical staff as a result of the destruction of the only Turkish Friendship Hospital for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip and the infliction of severe damage to it as a result of the Israeli occupation repeatedly targeting its surroundings."
He added, "The occupation not only increased the suffering and pain of cancer patients and deprived them of medicines and travel for treatment abroad, but it now endangered their lives by targeting the hospital surroundings."
The Turkish government funded the construction of the hospital (2011-2017), which is the largest hospital in Palestine with an area of 34,800 square meters, consisting of 6 floors, and containing 180 beds.
For the 23rd day in a row, the Israeli occupation army is launching an aggression against Gaza, leaving 8,005 Palestinian martyrs, including 3,324 children, 2,062 women, and 460 elderly people, according to the Gaza Strip’s Ministry of Health.
