The main generator for the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza went out of service Wednesday night, Dr. Atef Al Kahlout, the head of the hospital, told CNN Thursday.
Al Kahlout said a secondary generator was running in some sections of the hospital. However, the electromechanical systems throughout the entire hospital had stopped working, he said, including the ventilation systems in the operating rooms, the hospital’s only oxygen station, and the hospital morgue refrigerators.
Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital is considered a backbone in providing health services in the northern part of the coastal enclave as the nearest medical facility receiving scores of people injured from two days of Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp.
The Israeli military conducted airstrikes on the densely populated refugee camp on Tuesday and again on Wednesday.
Medics said there were “hundreds” of dead and wounded. Videos seen by CNN on Tuesday showed long lines of bodies outside the hospital. The main generator
In the early hours of Thursday, a series of new explosions were observed over Gaza City, as depicted in a live camera feed from AFP.
These explosions were visible at approximately 3:08 am Israel time (9:08 pm Eastern Time) and were accompanied by sustained booming sounds and intense flames, as recorded in the footage. Unfortunately, due to the darkness, it was challenging to ascertain whether any projectiles were involved.
As of now, the Israel Defense Forces have not provided any official comments on these explosions.