CONFLICT
Israëlische luchtaanval vernietigt deel van ziekenhuis in Gaza-Stad
April 14, 2025 - Israel fired missiles at Gaza City’s last fully functional hospital, as the country’s defence minister said its forces would expand their offensive in the shattered Palestinian enclave.
The Diocese of Jerusalem said the strike on the Al Ahli hospital, which is run by the Anglican Church, had damaged the pharmacy and emergency department and demolished a two-storey laboratory.
It added that before the strike – which took place on the Christian festival of Palm Sunday – Israeli forces had given the patients, staff and displaced people sheltering in the hospital “a mere 20 minutes” to vacate the premises, and that one patient had died during the evacuation.
The Israeli military alleged that the hospital was being used as a command and control centre by Hamas, and said that it had taken steps to minimise harm to civilians before carrying out the strike, according to the FT.