Gaza Health: The occupation bombed the Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital 3 times while patients were present.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army bombed the "Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital" in Gaza City three times late Tuesday evening, while 80 patients were present.

The ministry added in a statement that the bombing targeted the upper floors of the hospital three consecutive times, with a few minutes in between.

It noted that Al-Rantisi Hospital is the only one in the Gaza Strip that includes specialties in oncology and dialysis, in addition to respiratory and digestive diseases.

The ministry condemned the crime of targeting the hospital, emphasizing that it "reaffirms the systematic policy of the occupation to strike and completely incapacitate the health system in the Gaza Strip."

The ministry clarified that at the time of the bombing, the hospital had 80 patients receiving treatment in various specialties, in addition to 4 pediatric intensive care cases and 8 neonatal intensive care cases.

As a result of the bombing, 40 cases left the hospital in search of safe places to save their children, while 40 patients remained with their companions, along with 12 intensive care cases and 30 hospital staff members.

The Ministry of Health renewed its appeal to all relevant parties to provide protection for health institutions, medical staff, and patients in the Gaza Governorate.

Since the onset of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been targeting hospitals and health facilities in the region, leading to most of them being completely or partially out of service.

The targeting of health facilities has endangered the lives of thousands of patients, injured individuals, and medical staff, while Israel has been closing all crossings leading to Gaza since March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, and medical supplies.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 64,964 deaths and 165,312 injuries among Palestinians, most of whom are children and women, and famine that has claimed the lives of 428 Palestinians, including 146 children.