MOSCOW, February 3 The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported on its website that as a result of Israeli army shelling of the building of the Al-Amal organization and hospital in Khan Yunis and the south of the Gaza Strip on Friday, three civilians were killed, six people were wounded, and also confirmed the death of its employee.
The organization previously reported that Israeli snipers opened fire in the direction of its building in Khan Yunis, resulting in deaths and injuries, including at least one employee of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
«The Palestinian Red Crescent Society condemns the direct attack by Israeli occupation forces on the society's building in Khan Yunis and Al-Amal Hospital… housing thousands of displaced people, resulting in the death of three displaced people and our colleague,» the statement said. society.
It is specified that as a result of the shelling, the director of the department of youth and volunteerism, Hedaya Hamad, was killed and six people were injured. As the Red Crescent notes, the siege of the Al-Amal hospital and the organization's headquarters continues for the twelfth day.
On October 7, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented-scale rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. After this, the organization’s fighters entered the border areas in southern Israel, where they opened fire on both military and civilians, and also took more than 200 hostages. In Israel, according to the latest data from the authorities, about 1.2 thousand people were killed, this number includes civilians, soldiers, foreign citizens and workers, and it was also reported that more than 5 thousand were injured.
In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within a few days, the Israeli military took control of all populated areas near the border with Gaza and began carrying out air strikes on targets, including civilians, in the strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine, and fuel was stopped. At the end of October, the ground phase of the Israeli operation in the enclave began. Gaza City was surrounded by Israeli ground forces, and the enclave was effectively divided into southern and northern parts.
The number of victims of Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip since October 7 has exceeded 27 thousand, more than 66 thousand people were injured.
Hamas claimed that there were about 200-250 hostages in the Gaza Strip. After the end of the truce, Israeli authorities announced that 126 Israelis and 11 foreigners remained hostage from Hamas, and 110 abducted were released.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the parties to stop hostilities. According to the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the settlement of the Middle East crisis is possible only on the basis of a “two-state” formula approved by the UN Security Council, which provides for the creation of an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict, related to the territorial interests of the parties, has been a source of tension and clashes in the region for many decades. A UN decision with the active role of the USSR in 1947 determined the creation of two states — Israel and Palestine, but only the Israeli one was created.