The Palestine Red Crescent Society opened a field hospital in northern Gaza on Monday to serve nearly half a million people in the area amid the continued collapse of the territory’s health sector following Israel’s genocidal war, Anadolu reports.
“The opening of the hospital embodies the will of our people to remain steadfast and continue life, despite the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the destruction of much of the health sector and shortages of medicines, equipment and medical staff,” Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said at an event of the society’s headquarters in Al-Bireh in the central West Bank.
“This occasion combines pain and hope; pain over what our people in Gaza have reached, and hope that efforts will continue to change this reality toward a better situation and a more dignified life,” he added.
The minister said the North Field Hospital “represents a national response to growing health needs and sends a message about Palestinians’ determination to continue living.”
“Treating the sick and wounded is a humanitarian duty guaranteed by international law,” Mustafa said.
