Israeli occupation airstrike on Gaza ambulance convoy kills 15 people…Guterres “horrified” by the attack

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa hospital has killed 15 people, Palestinian medics said Saturday, spurring concerns for health workers’ safety, according to AFP.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said in a statement that one of its ambulances had been struck by a missile fired by the Israeli occupation forces, about two metres from the entrance to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

The strike on Friday killed 15 people and wounded 60 others, it said, mirroring figures released earlier by the Palestinian Health Ministry.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement he was “horrified” by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al-Shifa hospital.

He added that the “deadly fighting must stop”.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “utterly shocked” by reports of attacks on ambulances evacuating patients.

Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza’s largest, has a bed occupancy rate of 164 percent according to the WHO, which on Wednesday warned a shortage of fuel for generators “immediately risks the lives” of patients.

Hamda Mustafa