Only 17 hospitals in Gaza partially operational: health ministry

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The director-general of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, Munir al-Bursh, has spoken to Al Jazeera about the healthcare situation in the war-ravaged coastal enclave.

Here is a summary of his translated comments:

  • There are only 17 hospitals in Gaza that are partially functioning today.
  • Twenty per cent of hospitals in Gaza are unable to provide ambulance services.
  • The occupation arrested more than 360 of our medical personnel in Gaza.

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