Video: Israeli Soldiers Celebrate Hanukkah at Gaza Main Hospital Ruins
Gaza (QNN)- Footage circulating on social media shows Israeli soldiers celebrating Hanukkah on the ruins of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, after destroying the medical facility during the genocide. The video comes amid a deteriorating health situation in Gaza, despite the ceasefire, following two years of devastating Israeli assault.
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Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, director general of Gaza’s Health Ministry, slammed the celebration. “What kind of light is born from burning hospitals? And what darkness is deeper than a mind that celebrates the destruction of a place meant to save lives?"
"This is not a religious ritual, it is a ritual of hatred. Not a festival of lights, but a ceremony of flames.”
“A hospital—the universal symbol of mercy and healing—is set ablaze, then presented to the world as “light.””
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, the North Gaza governorate has three public hospitals, Kamal Adwan, Beit Hanoon and the Indonesian Hospital, all of which have been taken out of service by Israel’s offensive.
Healthcare in the Gaza Strip has been pushed to the brink of collapse following repeated attacks by Israeli forces. The three hospitals have been damaged due to repeated Israeli attacks since October 2023.
Human rights groups and United Nations-backed experts have confirmed that Israel has been systematically destroying Gaza’s healthcare system.
Several medical facilities across Gaza were bombed, burned, and besieged by the Israeli military since the start of the war, including Kamal Adwan Hospital, al-Shifa Hospital, al-Ahli Hospital, and al-Awda Hospital. Dozens of other medical clinics, stations, and vehicles also came under Israeli attack.
The targeting of health facilities, medical personnel and patients is considered a war crime under the 1949 Geneva Convention.
According to the World Health Programme (WHO), 18 out of 36 hospitals and 43 percent of primary health-care centers in Gaza were partially functioning.
Israel also continues to ban and restrict the entry of much-needed medical supplies, fuel, and other humanitarian aid despite the ceasefire which took effect on October 10.
