American doctor Mimi Syed, an emergency physician currently on her second medical mission inside Gaza, has told the media that the Israeli military’s order to evacuate the Kamal Adwan Hospital spells the “end of humanity” in northern Gaza, as no health facility will now be operating in the area, reports Al Jazeera.
About 75 patients are estimated to be at the facility. Their conditions and whereabouts are unknown as all communications have been severed since the military issued the forcible evacuation threat earlier Friday.
Syed said patients require treatment and often electrical appliances that cannot be operated outside the hospital. “I can totally imagine deaths taking place as a result of that,” she said.
The doctor added that any surviving patients would likely arrive at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah, where she is operating.
She said the health system in these medical facilities has already collapsed as there is not enough food, water or electricity available. “I can’t imagine another influx of patients coming into a health system that is already broken,” she said.
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