#hospitals

#hospitals

Two missiles struck al-Falah School on Wednesday, which had been converted into a shelter for hundreds of displaced people in the Zeitoun neighbourhood east of Gaza City, where Israel has expanded its ground invasion alongside heavy aerial bombardment. As Palestinian Civil Defence crews rushed to the scene, another attack critically injured many of them. Medical sources at al-Ahli Arab Hospital told Al Jazeera that six people were killed and others were injured in the attack.

They may come to the emergency room, bringing in someone who's suffering a medical crisis while being detained. They may wait in the lobby, as agents did for two weeks at an L.A.-area hospital waiting for a woman to be discharged. Or they may even chase people inside, as federal agents did at a Southern California surgical center. The sight of these agents often armed and with covered faces makes many wary and may keep people from seeking care.

Hospitals were a critical institution in the medieval world, providing essential support to the sick, poor, and needy in their communities.