▲儘管以軍多次下達撤離令,但加薩聖城醫院裡還是擠滿了前來避難的人。(組圖/路透)
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以色列軍方近日以強烈措辭威脅平民立即撤離加薩醫院,以免遭砲火波及,但聖城醫院(Al-Quds hospital)如今仍有1.4萬名因戰爭流離失所的民眾在醫院避難,人們不僅在醫院的院子裡打地舖,走廊上也躺著數百名兒童、嬰兒,沒有跡象表明逃難者遵從以色列的撤離令。
14000 displaced civilians the majority of them being children and women are currently residing inside Al-Quds Hospital in #Gaza. They are living in fear and anxiety due to the threats from the occupying authorities to bomb the hospital which they sought refuge in as a result of… pic.twitter.com/2KC2qfeRLV
— PRCS (@PalestineRCS) October 29, 2023
《天空新聞》最近取得聖城醫院內部的影片,顯示這座擁擠的建築裡如今隨處都擠滿了前來避難的人。無數婦女、兒童和老人都坐臥在床墊上,病房的門上也掛滿了物品和衣服。
巴勒斯坦難民救濟與安全委員會透露,目前約有1.4萬人在聖城醫院尋求庇護。儘管以色列過去一周多次發出撤離命令,但沒有跡象表明這些在聖城醫院避難的巴勒斯坦人考慮撤離,就連院方也以「使用呼吸器的病人會死」為由,拒絕離開。
lsraeli warplanes intentionally hit the vicinity of al-Quds Hospital in Gaza to force Palestinians to evacuate. The hospital, which is currently home to hundreds of casualties and displaced persons, has been severely damaged during the attack. pic.twitter.com/S0lUCfXgJV
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 29, 2023
最近,以軍為了強制人群疏散,對距離聖城醫院50公尺的地方發動了空襲,但人們依舊沒有動搖決心。院長穆拉德(Bashar Murad)告訴法新社,醫院接到2通「以強烈措辭威脅疏散的電話」,聲稱醫院將被轟炸,「但我們不打算走」。
lsraeli warplanes intentionally hit the vicinity of al-Quds Hospital in Gaza to force Palestinians to evacuate. The hospital, which is currently home to hundreds of casualties and displaced persons, has been severely damaged during the attack. pic.twitter.com/S0lUCfXgJV
— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 29, 2023
在希法醫院工作的醫師伽桑(Ghassan Abu-Sittah)也表示,「人們在加薩南部發生了這麼多殺戮事件後已經覺醒,因此沒有人願意離開。現在的情況已經越來越糟,我們有1.9萬名傷者,但紗布和藥都已用光,我們現在連止痛藥都沒有。」
儘管美國國家安全顧問蘇利文(Jake Sullivan)曾聲稱,「醫院是重要的民用基礎設施,不是軍事目標」、「國際人道法律規定醫院不應成為攻擊目標」,但以軍日前卻指控哈瑪斯將加薩醫院當成指揮作戰的基地,多次揚言要炸毀醫院。
Coinciding with the continuous bombing around the hospital, large numbers of displaced people are sleeping on the ground in front of and inside the Al-Quds Hospital building. pic.twitter.com/fVHSHmsdLM
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) October 29, 2023
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