Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital

meters and consists of 8 interconnected blocks, with 4 operating rooms, intensive care units, laboratories, and 200 beds.[2][7] In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital began to operate as an isolation and treatment facility.[1] In November 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to subside, the Gaza Ministry of Health began relocating oncology and oncology-related services from the different governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip to the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in a bid to "unify the diagnostic and treatment services in one specialized and integrated center".[4] The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the airstrike "in the strongest terms" on the same day, stating it was a violation of international law.[10] The Israeli army also used the hospital as a military base in 2024, prompting rebuke from the Turkish government.
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