The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza has said Israel is continuing to target hospitals and medical centres in the besieged enclave.

“Violations against medical teams are ongoing. One-hundred thirty medical staff have lost their lives,” Al Jazeera quoted Ashraf al-Qudra, Gaza health ministry spokesman, as saying.

“The Israeli occupiers continue to intentionally hit medical institutions. Fifty-seven medical institutions have so far been hit. Thirty-two medical centres are out of service because of being targeted or lack of fuel.

“The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital has been targeted directly and part of it was destroyed. A lot of the cancer patients suffered panic attacks because of this,” he added.