Israeli Forces Raid West Bank Hospital, Patients Suffer from Teargas

Rasa - Israeli forces raided on Thursday the outer yards of Darwish Nazzal hospital in Qalqilya and fired teargas inside its premises causing serious suffocation cases among patients, particularly children, according to officials.

News ID: 433250

Date: 19 October 2017 - 21:58

RNA - Minister of Health Jawad Awwad condemned the Israeli assault describing it as a “barbaric act” which violates all international norms and conventions, WAFA reported.

He said the continuous army raids against hospitals endanger the lives of patients and the entire health sector.

He said Israel should respect international law when it comes to health, stressing that he is going to raise this matter with the various international health organizations working in Palestine.

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