Israel destroys north Gaza's sole kidney dialysis facility

The Israeli military has destroyed north Gaza's only kidney dialysis centre, posing grave risks to patients suffering from kidney-related ailments. 

The Palestinian health ministry on Sunday released a statement reporting on the bombing of the Noura al-Kaabi Kidney Dialysis Centre, located in the north of the besieged enclave. 

The health facility was the lone provider of dialysis services to kidney patients in the north. 

In footage posted online, military excavators could be seen further demolishing the northern Gaza health centre.

"The destruction of the centre poses a catastrophic threat to the health of kidney patients, the consequences of which are unpredictable," the ministry noted, adding that 41 percent of patients suffering from kidney issues in the blockaded Strip died during Israel's war on Gaza due to the targeting and restrictions on such centres. 

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