TOPSHOT - An emergency responder carries a wounded child in a hospital following Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on October 13, 2023. Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.
Nebal Farsakh was speechless when her colleagues decided to stay behind in Gaza’s evacuation zone to care for patients despite the coming military onslaught.An emergency responder carries a wounded child in a hospital following Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Friday. Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment in retaliation for Hamas's attacks.
"We had several meetings and we made the decision. We can't leave our patients in the hospital," she toldhost Nil Köksal. "We have elderly people. We have people with disabilities. We can't leave them alone and turn our backs."within 24 hours as it prepares to launch a ground invasion to root out Hamas militants in retaliation for a deadly surprise attack earlier this week. Hamas, meanwhile, has advised Gazans to stay.
The latest outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas began on Saturday when the militant group launched a surprise attack on several Israeli sites, killing at least 1,300 people, and taking more than 100 hostages. "We are still trying to do the right thing. We are still telling people in Gaza, civilians to leave despite the fact that Hamas is telling them not to leave," Conricus said.That number is expected to grow dramatically as Gazans flee the evacuation zone.
Asked whether hospitals and medical facilities will be protected, Conricus said: "We will definitely not actively target them."
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