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Gaza Health Ministry Says Israeli Strikes Hit Al-Rantisi Children’s Hospital, Forcing Evacuations

The report comes during an Israeli push in Gaza City announced by Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Overview

  • Gaza’s health ministry said the hospital’s upper floors were struck three times within minutes late Tuesday.
  • The ministry reported that nearly half of patients left the facility and that treatments were cut short.
  • Al-Rantisi treats children, including infants, for cancer, kidney conditions, and respiratory and digestive disorders.
  • Netanyahu on September 16 said Israeli forces had begun a "powerful operation" to defeat Hamas in Gaza City.
  • The health ministry reports more than 64,000 dead, over 165,000 wounded, and 428 deaths from starvation since the war began.