Indonesia says Gaza hospital for Palestinians after Israel accusations

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Indonesia’s foreign ministry has clarified that the purpose of the Indonesia Hospital in Gaza was to “fully” serve Palestinians in response to an accusation by the Israeli military that it has been used by Hamas to launch attacks, Reuters reports.

“Indonesia Hospital in Gaza is a facility built by Indonesians fully for humanitarian purposes and to serve the medical needs of Palestinians in Gaza,” said the ministry said in a statement, adding the hospital is run by Palestinian authorities, helped by a few Indonesian volunteers.

The hospital “is currently treating patients in the amount that far exceeds its capacity”, the ministry added.

Sarbini Abdul Murad, the chairman of MER-C, a voluntary group which funded the Indonesia hospital, told Reuters the hospital had run out of fuel, and had “collapsed”. He denied Israel’s accusations, adding that it was a “precondition so that they can attack the Indonesian hospital in Gaza”.

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