Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Ministry of Health in Gaza has stated that dozens of wounded patients at the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza are at risk of dying due to a lack of food and water, as the Israeli military has been besieging the area since October 5.
The ministry said late on Tuesday that 60 patients were “at risk of death”.
“The humanitarian situation inside the hospital has become extremely dangerous, as the wounded lack basic needs, which increases their suffering under the difficult conditions imposed by [Israeli] forces,” the ministry said in a statement.
The Israeli military launched a new offensive on northern Gaza on 5 October, described by rights groups and experts as part of a plan to ethnically cleanse the area of Palestinians.
It began after a controversial proposal named the “Generals’ Plan” was presented to the Israeli occupation government, which would see areas north of the Netzarim Corridor, which cuts Gaza in two, emptied of its residents so Israel could establish a “closed military zone”.
Along with a severe deficit in aid and essentials worsened by the forced expulsions and cold weather, Israeli forces have also unleashed a wave of attacks in the heavily populated northern town.
Medical workers in Beit Lahiya and Jabalia hospitals said that by early 2024, the lack of food and clean water in the north led to a surge of malnutrition and dehydration cases, according to a recent report by Amnesty International in which the NGO accused Israel of perpetrating a genocide in Gaza.
