“Israeli Withdrawal Leaves Devastation: Hundreds of Casualties Found at Gaza’s al-Shifa Medical Complex”
Witnesses recount a grim scene following Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, reporting the discovery of numerous bodies both inside the medical complex and strewn across surrounding streets. The sudden pullback of Israeli forces, confirmed by the military on Monday, marked the end of a two-week operation that left a trail of devastation.
Israeli authorities asserted the operation targeted Hamas fighters allegedly using the hospital as a base, a claim denied by Hamas. The assault on Gaza’s largest hospital, launched on March 18, has left al-Shifa Medical Complex largely in ruins, according to reports from the ground.
Al Jazeera’s Ismail al-Ghoul, reporting from the scene, described a desolate landscape where the hospital once stood as a beacon of hope. He noted that the facility, which served as a shelter for displaced individuals alongside its role in providing medical care, now lay in ruins beyond repair.
“The complex is in ruins and cannot be revived,” al-Ghoul reported. “Buildings in all departments have been burned, and the structure of the complex has been damaged from the inside.”
Amid the wreckage, efforts to salvage what remains are underway, but the toll of the destruction is evident. The raid, hailed by Israel as a success in targeting Hamas operatives, has left behind a haunting reminder of the toll of conflict in Gaza.
Reports indicate that hundreds of bodies have been discovered within the complex and in the surrounding streets, underscoring the human cost of the military operation. Video footage circulating online depicts the extent of the damage, with charred buildings, debris-laden corridors, and patients on stretchers amidst the chaos.
As Gaza grapples with the aftermath of this latest chapter in its tumultuous history, questions linger about the long-term repercussions for its already vulnerable population.
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Its hard to comprehend the total devastation of what was a premier medical complex in Northern Gaza, nothing, absolutely nothing, can justify this, there aren’t words to describe the people who have done this to a medical facility, that was quite likerally a lifeline to thousands of civillians, the scenes of total devastation and carnage with hundreds of bodies scattered around and withen burnt out shells of former hospital buildings.This scene needs to be studied deeply by the US state department and they should consider if this is what they would expect or accept from the weapons they supply to Israel, most right thinking people of the world will be shocked, appalled and angered by the scenes unfolding at Al Shifa Hospital, no one could forgive this surely.