Airstrike destroys parts of Gaza City hospital as Israel intensifies offensive
by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Jerusalem and Malak A Tan from World news | The Guardian on (#6WK6S)
Civil defence agency says al-Ahli hospital hit as IDF operations cut off access to southern city of Rafah
An Israeli airstrike destroyed parts of a hospital in Gaza City early on Sunday, as Israel continued its military offensive in the war-battered Palestinian territory and cut off access to the southern city of Rafah.
The Palestinian civil defence agency said Israel's air force fired missiles at al-Ahli hospital, also known as the Baptist or Ahli Arab hospital, at around 2am. It was the only hospital still fully functioning in Gaza City after the destruction of medical facilities in the northern area of the strip.
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