Palestinian boy clinging to his mother in hospital

12/20/2023, 7:09:45 PM

Highlights: In Khan Younis in southern Gaza, residents testify to both bombing and firefights. In a video from inside the hospital, a Palestinian boy can be seen clinging to his injured mother. According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza, more than 19,500 people have been killed since 7 October. In the video, a boy cries next to his mother, who is lying injured on a stretcher, in the emergency room of the Nasser Hospital. The hospital staff say the chaotic scenes have become commonplace.

In the emergency room of the hospital in Khan Younis, a boy cries next to his mother, who is lying injured on a stretcher. For the hospital staff, the chaotic scenes have become commonplace.

Since the collapse of the last ceasefire in early December, the war between Israel and Hamas has entered a more intense phase. Ground fighting that was previously limited to northern Gaza has spread to the entire area.

In Khan Younis in southern Gaza, residents testify to both bombing and firefights. Amr Cheikh-Deeb, who lives in the city, is looking for bodies among the houses that collapsed.

"Why did they bomb? What is the reason? We managed to get rid of some bodies, but where are the rest? Did they flee Gaza to die here?" he says.

During the night, injured Palestinians have been received at the Nasser Hospital and in a video from inside the hospital, a Palestinian boy can be seen clinging to his injured mother.

According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health in Gaza, more than 19,500 people have been killed since 7 October.