They killed my friend and colleague Dr Ahmad Maqadmeh at Shifa Hospital. A beautifull soul and a great surgeon. We worked together in the Great Marches of Return and the 2021 war and then this recent war. His dedication was unlike anything I have ever seen. We will never forgive. pic.twitter.com/jkZ2aDd9tE

— Ghassan Abu Sitta (@GhassanAbuSitt1) April 1, 2024

Israel's war on Gaza live: Israeli army `executed' civilians at al-Shifa | Al Jazeera |

Earlier report ...

Fifty people killed in Al Shifa Hospital in continuing Israeli assault

Total death toll now 140 since attack on largest medical facility in northern Gaza began

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital after a two-week raid.

The killings and arrests of a large number of medical staff and the massive destruction of the hospital itself have rendered Gaza's largest hospital completely out of service. pic.twitter.com/zMGtVsxi9w

— MintPress News (@MintPressNews) April 1, 2024

800 US-European officials denounce western support for Israeli war on Gaza

More than 800 European and American officials have published an open letter on Friday condemning Israel's war on Gaza as "one of the worst human catastrophes of this century."

The statement - titled "It... pic.twitter.com/HpTQddBpRm

— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) February 2, 2024

Over 800 Western Officials Denounce Their Governments' Pro-Israel Policies | TIME |

The signatories are believed to be high-ranking civil servants and diplomats from the US and 14 European countries including France, Germany, the UK and Switzerland.

They protested that their governments had supported Israel "without real conditions nor responsibilities", resulting in "tens of thousands of preventable civilian deaths" and the "deliberate" blocking of aid which has left "thousands of civilians at risk of starvation and slow death".

More than 100 killed in Gaza while trying to get food from aid convoy

Al-Shifa’s legacy destroyed: Dr Mads Gilbert

Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert, who has spent extensive time working in Gaza, including at al-Shifa hospital, says the siege of the facility has destroyed its legacy.

“The Israeli occupation forces this night have ended 78 years of brave medical history,” Gilbert told Al Jazeera, speaking from Tromso, Norway.

The hospital was built in 1946 and was the most important flagship hospital for the healthcare for people in Gaza, he said.

“This is such a sad day, I’ve been weeping all morning.”

Meanwhile, the fate of the 107 critical patients who were moved two days ago to an old part of the medical complex remains unknown, Gilbert said.

New satellite imagery from @Maxar shows the destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital and its surroundings after nearly six months of war and multiple Israeli military raids, strikes and widespread demolition.

Left: June 1, 2022
Right: April 1, 2024 pic.twitter.com/u7s3XSeVvO

— Evan Hill (@evanhill) April 1, 2024

Doctor Mads Gilbert on working under siege in Gaza’s Shifa hospital: ‘My camera is my Kalashnikov’ | The Guardian - 23 June 2015 |

The veteran medic’s book, Night in Gaza, contains photographs that document the horror of last summer’s war. A trauma expert, he describes how his experiences working under weeks of Israeli bombardment ’totally changed’ him

Another act of war …

Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran’s consulate building in Damascus, killing or wounding all inside | ABC News |