Israel targeted convoy of ambulances leaving Al-Shifa hospital: Gaza Health ministry

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday Israel targeted a convoy of ambulances leaving Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Israel’s military said on Friday it was looking into the report. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

“We have informed the Red Cross in accordance with the international law about moving a convoy carrying injured people in ambulance vehicles from Al-Shifa hospital,” Ashraf Al-Qudra, the health ministry spokesman, said in a statement.

“At the gate of the hospital and then at the Ansar square, the occupation targeted the convoy in more than one location outside Al-Shifa hospital.”

The statement made no mention of any casualties. Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV had earlier quoted the ministry as saying scores and had been killed and injured.

The Israeli airstrikes have resulted in the killing of more than 9,200 Palestinians, almost half of them children, according to Gaza health authorities. UN officials say more than 1.4 million of Gaza’s population of about 2.3 million have been displaced.