‘The entire health sector has collapsed in Gaza’: Palestinian doctor

Al Jazeera spoke to Dr Khalil al-Degran, spokesman for Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah. He said Israeli forces “continue to target and pound unsuspecting residents” who are staying in civilian areas.
“Yesterday, the Israeli official forces targeted a residential building. In this building, seven members of the same family were killed. Six children, together with their mother,” he said. He said 25 hospitals are out of operation in the besieged enclave, and very few are still functioning. With the Rafah border crossing with Egypt closed for more than 200 days, he said the hospital is experiencing a severe shortage of medical supplies. The staff at the hospital cannot provide “the most basic medical necessities” for injured patients, “a clear signal that the entire health sector has collapsed in Gaza”, he said. Al-Degran said Israeli forces have a clear intent to commit “genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population”.