Gaza– Saba:
Director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza Marwan al-Sultan said the situation inside the hospital is catastrophic, following a bloody night of massacres against civilians. The hospital's surroundings were shelled, causing the collapse of ceilings and cracks in its walls.
Al-Sultan explained in a statement to the Palestinian Safa News Agency on Friday that 58 martyrs and 133 injuries have arrived at the hospital since midnight last night as a result of the ongoing Zionist aggression.
He pointed out that paramedics and citizens were able to transport this number, while those remaining under the rubble are even more.
Al-Sultan added, "We used to talk about 20 percent of the total number of serious injuries arriving at the hospital, but today we are talking about 70 percent of those arriving, with serious injuries that we cannot handle, given the current situation."
He explained, "There are many wounded who need urgent surgery and special care, and we are unable to provide them with services after the operating rooms and intensive care units were filled with wounded."
Al-Sultan continued, "We are suffering from a shortage of blood units, and the wounded arrive at the hospital with great difficulty due to the repeated targeting of every moving vehicle. By the time they arrive, they have lost a significant amount of their blood."
He pointed out that, due to the severe shortage of blood units, especially negative ones, doctors have been forced to perform self-transfusions among the wounded, after failing to obtain the necessary blood from citizens due to the malnutrition they suffer from.
Al-Sultan explained that matters are complicated inside the hospital corridors, describing what happened last night as one of the first nights of the war.
He stated that the Red Cross informed the hospital that it was outside the operational range of the Zionist enemy army, but the reality suggests otherwise. The hospital's surroundings have been subjected to heavy shelling, and ambulances are unable to use Salah al-Din Road and are forced to head to the crowded streets, hindering access to the wounded.
Al-Sultan pointed out that "there are 170 wounded inside the hospital, and we don't know what to do with them if the situation worsens or the bombing directly targets the hospital buildings."
The Sultan called on international organizations to reinforce medical staff and provide the necessary protection for the Indonesian hospital, as it is the only one providing even the most basic healthcare to patients and the wounded.
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