An Israeli air strike destroyed the cardiac ward of Gaza’s biggest Al-Shifa hospital, as fighting around the facility raged, according to a health official.
“The occupier (Israel) completely destroyed the cardiac department of Al-Shifa hospital… The two-storey building has been completely destroyed in an air strike,” Youssef Abu Rish, deputy health minister in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip told AFP.
Witnesses confirmed a strike on the hospital, which AFP was unable to independently verify.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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