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Gaza European Hospital
The European Hospital () is a public hospital in Al-Fukhari near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was founded by the UNRWA with a grant from the European Union in 1989. Initial construction costs for the 232-bed European Hospital were estimated at $45 million. The goal was providing primary and secondary healthcare for Gaza residents. The hospital was still under construction in 1999. In 2019, the hospital served an estimated 17,500 patients a month. It is one of the three main referral hospitals in the Gaza Strip. According to a UNDP report, the hospital provides laboratory services, imaging services (CT, MRI, X-ray), intensive care units, and specialised surgeries. 2023 Israel-Hamas war On 31 October 2023, Israeli air raids targeted the vicinity of the European Hospital. On 13 November Tom Potokar, chief Red Crescent surgeon at the hospital, wrote on Twitter that he was treating many patients for shrapnel wounds. On 19 November, after the Al-Shifa H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fukhari
Al-Fukhari ( ar, الفَخّاري, also spelled al-Fokari or al-Fukhkhari) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip, located between Khuza'a and Rafah. It sits on the eastern side of the Sufa Crossing road, just west of the border with Israel.Israel's Unlawful Destruction of Property During Operation Cast Lead . May 2010. pp-104-105. In the 1997 census by the (PCBS), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Shifa Hospital Siege
Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza Strip, Gaza, was sieged in mid-November 2023 during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. On November 11, the hospital was completely encircled, cutting it off from the rest of Gaza City. On that date, Gaza Health Ministry, Gazan health officials stated that 1,500 patients, along with 1,500 medical workers and some 15,000 displaced people were stranded in the hospital. Israel and the United States claimed their intelligence indicated the hospital was being used for military purposes by Hamas, a claim that both the hospital's administration and Hamas denied. On 15 November, Israeli forces entered the hospital, with the Israeli military claiming it had discovered a Hamas Command center, command centre and weapons cache inside. On 16 November, the IDF said it had recovered the body of a hostage from a structure near the hospital. On 17 November, Israel said they had uncovered a tunnel entrance, and showed to reporters a shaft, with ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Establishments In The Palestinian Territories
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing a large Exxon Valdez oil spill, oil spill; The Fall of the Berlin Wall begins the downfall of Communism in Eastern Europe, and heralds German reunification; The United States United States invasion of Panama, invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega; The Singing Revolution led to the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union; The stands of Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where the Hillsborough disaster occurred; 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Students demonstrate in Tiananmen Square, Beijing; many are killed by forces of the Chinese Communist Party., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1989 Loma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
