Rafah field hospital overwhelmed by casualties from IDF killings at food distribution sites

Jul 9, 2025 - 14:58
Waves of wounded people arriving from so-called aid distribution centres in southern Gaza are driving operations beyond maximum capacity in Rafah's last operational hospital. The operating theatre nurse Haitam al-Hasan said the number of cases dealt with by him and his team had tripled since the centres opened in May. The Red Cross said the field hospital treated more than 2,200 patients who had been wounded by weapons, most of them across more than 21 separate 'mass casualty incidents' linked to the sites Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites Gaza’s healthcare system is being destroyed by targeted attacks Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’