Denying Israel's Allegations, Indonesian Hospital In Gaza For Humanity Is Not A Hamas Nest

Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, Palestine (doc Wikipedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to accusations by Israel that the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza was used as one of the headquarterss of the Hamas fighter group. "Indonesian hospitals in Gaza are facilities built by the Indonesian people entirely for humanitarian purposes and to serve the medical needs of the Palestinian people in Gaza," said a spokesman for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lalu Muhammad Iqbal to the media crew in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 7, 2023. "Currently, Indonesian hospitals are already in Indonesia fully managed by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, although from time to time there are always Indonesian volunteers who help," he continued. Iqbal explained, RS Indonesia is one of a handful of health facilities still functioning in Gaza amid the increasing number of Israeli attacks every day. immediately attacks blindly on civilian targets, especially humanitarian facilities in Gaza, including hospitals and ambulances. Meanwhile, regarding 3 Indonesian volunteers at Indonesian hospitals, they are in good condition and consciously choose not to be evacuated by the government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to communicate with the three Indonesian citizens to monitor their condition. Previously, Israel accused Hamas of using the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza to hide its operating headquarters below ground. In a statement broadcast live on i24News, Israeli military spokesman (IDF) Brigadier General Daniel kazi said Hamas headquarters was under a number of hospitals in Gaza, including the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza. He also compared the satellite image of the hospital area since 2010 where there was a nearby post Hamas. "They built a hospital above their terror facility (Hamas)," he said, quoted Monday. sick as a building to disguise their operations as well as 'compete' if Israeli troops carry out airstrikes there. Meanwhile, Indonesian Hospital is the only remaining operational hospital in northern Gaza. The number of injured victims forced hospitals to work 50 times more than their capacity due to lack of medical and fuel supplies. According to a statement made by the Ministry of Health, hospitals were forced to make decisions serious about turning off the main generators due to extreme fuel shortages and relying solely on small generators underneath just to keep the ICU running. The Israeli army on Sunday said its ground attacks in the Gaza Strip had divided the Palestinian territories into two, and "significant" attacks continued in the fight against Hamas. Israeli forces "have surrounded Gaza City... Now there are southern Gaza and northern Gaza," said military spokesman Daniel

The Hamas government in Gaza reported a "great bombing" on Sunday night around several hospitals north of the Gaza Strip, shortly after telecommunications was cut off for the third time. The Ministry of Health said more than 30 people were killed when Israel bombed the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Saturday night.