discover the extent of the damage at al-Chifa hospital after the withdrawal of Israeli troops

April 1, 2024

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discover the extent of the damage at al-Chifa hospital after

Published on 01/04/2024 12:04

Update on 01/04/2024 12:06

The Israeli army announced on Monday that it had “completed” its operations in the area of the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli soldiers withdrew from the al-Chifa hospital complex in Gaza on Monday, April 1, after two weeks of operations. They left behind immense damage and dead bodies in the largest hospital in the besieged Palestinian territory. Buildings destroyed, charred or flattened, streets littered with rubble and mounds of sand… AFP images show a landscape of devastation in this site stormed on March 18 by the army, after having accused Hamas leaders for hiding there.

Palestinians crowd in front of the surgery and intensive care building of al-Chifa hospital, in Gaza, on April 1, 2024, after the departure of the Israeli army. (AFP)

A woman shouts her anger in front of the emergency building, located opposite the hospital entrance. (DAWOUD ABO ALKAS / ANADOLU / AFP)

The hospital courtyard, which once housed displaced people seeking safe shelter, now resembles a dune field. (RAMZI MAHMUD / ANADOLU / AFP)

Numerous bullet holes are visible on the facades of damaged buildings, where residents are trying to save what can be saved. (AFP)

The material damage is "very important" on all the buildings, according to Hamas, which claims to have discovered "dozens of bodies of martyrs". (RAMZI MAHMUD / ANADOLU / AFP) — The material damage is “very significant” to all the buildings, according to Hamas, which claims to have discovered “dozens of bodies of martyrs”. (RAMZI MAHMUD / ANADOLU / AFP)

According to the WHO, there remained 107 patients in the hospital on Sunday, including four children and 28 patients in critical condition, taking refuge in the basements. (RAMZI MAHMUD / ANADOLU / AFP)

According to a doctor interviewed by AFP, more than 20 bodies were recovered on Monday, including some who were rolled over during the withdrawal of Israeli military vehicles. (AFP)

During the fighting, part of the site became a makeshift cemetery, dug in haste. (RAMZI MAHMUD / ANADOLU / AFP)

A woman cries alongside a child, amid the debris of al-Chifa hospital. (AFP)

The surroundings of the hospital were devastated, including during the departure of Israeli troops, who fired shells to cover the withdrawal of tanks, according to an AFP journalist on site. (AFP)

The courtyard of al-Chifa hospital and the surgery building were still intact on November 2, 2023, before the Israeli operation there. (BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

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