Relatives mourn over the bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hospital, October 17, 2023.on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the middle of Gaza City, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.fled their homes in northern Gaza, seeking
People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hospital, October 17, 2023.The Israel Defense Forces denied responsibility for the attack, saying a failed launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad caused the blast.
Relatives mourn over the bodies of Palestinians killed in an airstrike on the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hospital, October 17, 2023.MORE: Gaza conditions worsen following Israeli onslaught after Hamas attack This hospital "was one of 20 in the north of the Gaza Strip facing evacuation orders from the Israeli military," the WHO said in a statement. "The order for evacuation has been impossible to carry out given the current insecurity, critical condition of many patients, and lack of ambulances, staff, health system bed capacity, and alternative shelter for those displaced."