The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Thursday that the Gaza European Hospital was out of service as a result of recent Israeli attacks.

The Ministry of Health said in a statement, "The attack caused significant damage to infrastructure, including sewage lines, damage to internal departments, and destruction of roads leading to the hospital."

She added, "The repeated targeting of the hospital makes it impossible to provide medical care, as it poses a threat to medical staff, the wounded, and the sick."

The Ministry of Health confirmed that the hospital's closure means the cessation of specialized services such as neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, the cardiac catheterization center, cardiovascular surgery, and ophthalmology, which are only available at the European Hospital.

She pointed out that the Gaza European Hospital is the only hospital providing medical follow-up care to cancer patients in the Gaza Strip after the Turkish Friendship Hospital was destroyed.

She noted that the hospital includes 28 intensive care beds, 12 nurseries, 260 inpatient beds, 25 emergency beds, and 60 oncology beds, which are currently out of service. She noted that the hospital's closure would deprive cancer patients of the ability to follow treatment protocols, exacerbating their health conditions.