Gaza bleeds again

So sad. Israel’s military strikes every day on Gaza and killing Palestinians.

Yesterday Israel struck again and hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry said, days after the facility was overwhelmed with dead and wounded when Israel resumed the war in Gaza last week with a surprise wave of airstrikes (“Gaza’s death toll surpasses 50,000 as Israel presses ground offensive,” Gulf Today, March 24).

Those killed in Sunday night’s strike included a 16-year-old boy who underwent surgery two days ago, according to the Health Ministry. Also killed was Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, who was being treated at the hospital, Hamas said in a statement.

Israel’s military confirmed the strike on the hospital, saying it hit a Hamas militant operating there. Israel blames civilian deaths on Hamas because it operates in densely populated areas.

An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed a Hamas political leader, Salah Al Bardaweel, on Sunday, the group said, as Palestinian officials put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at over 50,000.

Ashrafullah Mehkri,

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