Cancer Is Another Weapon in Israel's Ever-Increasing Arsenal

"A week after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, a large explosion incinerated a parking lot near the busy Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing more than 470 people. It was a horrifying, chaotic scene. Burnt clothing was strewn about, scorched vehicles piled atop one another, and charred buildings surrounded the impact zone. Israel claimed the blast was caused by an errant rocket fired by Palestinian extremists, but an investigation by Forensic Architecture"

"In those first days of the onslaught, it wasn't yet clear that wiping out Gaza's entire healthcare system could conceivably be part of the Israeli plan. After all, it's well known that purposely bombing or otherwise destroying hospitals violates the Geneva Conventions and is a war crime, so there was still some hope that the explosion at Al-Ahli was accidental."

"A month into Israel's Gaza offensive, however, soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would raid the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, dismantling its dialysis center with no explanation as to why such life-saving medical equipment would be targeted. (Not even Israel was contending that Hamas was having kidney problems.) Then, in December 2023, Al-Awda Hospital, also in northern Gaza, was hit, while at least one doctor was shot by Israeli snipers stationed outside it."

Following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, a massive explosion near Al-Ahli Arab Hospital incinerated a parking lot and killed over 470 people amid scorched vehicles and charred buildings. Israeli authorities attributed the blast to an errant Palestinian rocket, while Forensic Architecture concluded the missile likely originated from Israel. Subsequent operations included IDF raids that dismantled dialysis equipment at the Indonesian Hospital, strikes on Al-Awda and Al-Nasr children's hospitals, and sniper shootings of medical staff. Infants were found dead and decomposing after evacuation orders emptied intensive care wards. The cumulative effect was widespread destruction of Gaza's medical services and loss of civilian life.

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