GAZA, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday that hospitals in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, and humanitarian relief organizations are unable to carry out work in the Palestinian enclave safely.
"Gaza Hospitals reduced to rubble. Humanitarian workers killed. Each collapse on the system is another devastation for civilians. Less access to aid. Less medical assistance. Less hope," the ICRC wrote in a post published on the social media platform X.
The ICRC post was released a day after Israel assumed responsibility for the killing of seven workers of international food charity World Central Kitchen during an overnight airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
The ICRC noted that humanitarian aid organizations were unable to operate safely, and "the health care system faces shock after shock, with patients losing access to emergency care."
It added that the civilians went through months of conflict, during which they were displaced several times and witnessed the deaths of thousands.
According to medical sources in Gaza, more than 470 medical personnel have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, which also forced 32 hospitals and 53 health centers to suspend their services.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage.
