Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee claimed that "the targeted building has not operated as a hospital for over a year," without providing further details. Since November 2023, the Israeli army had used the hospital as a military base in the 'Netzarim' corridor. Troops withdrew in February as part of a ceasefire agreement but later resumed attacks. Throughout the past year, Israeli soldiers posted videos from inside the hospital, turning it into a site for celebrations and comedic clips.BREAKING: Israeli occupation forces blow up the Turkish Friendship Hospital in central Gaza, the only hospital available for treatment of cancer patients in the enclave. pic.twitter.com/P0OlowhJNq
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) March 21, 2025
In this video, the Israeli occupation army appears to have turned the Turkish Friendship Hospital, Gaza's only cancer treatment facility, into a military base.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 29, 2024
During the early stages of the war, the Israeli forces bombed the hospital, forcing doctors and patients to flee.… pic.twitter.com/y2og3VoPaV
The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the attack, calling it part of Israel’s systematic destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system. The ministry stated that Israel is completing the "final phase of genocide" against Palestinians by erasing essential medical facilities. Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have repeatedly bombed and besieged hospitals, killed medical staff, and blocked medical supplies. Despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire, Israel has continued its assault with full U.S. support. Human Rights Watch and other organizations classify Israel’s actions as violations of international humanitarian law. The Geneva Conventions prohibit attacks on civilian infrastructure, including hospitals. Israel, however, claims it targeted Hamas militants inside the hospital, despite a lack of verifiable evidence. Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza has killed or injured over 162,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. More than 14,000 remain missing under the rubble.Israeli occupation soldiers posted online footage of themselves jokingly using medical equipment at the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza after raiding it and turning it into a military base.
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 19, 2024
This hospital, the sole cancer treatment facility in Gaza, was raided by… pic.twitter.com/paDw2mthiq
