<p>Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza amounted to "ripping the heart out" of the health system of the war-torn Palestinian enclave.</p><p>"Destroying Al Shifa means ripping the heart out of the health system," said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris .</p><p>"It was the place people go to for the kind of care that a really good health system provides, that we in all our societies expect to have should we be in need."</p><p>Israeli forces left Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday after a two-week operation by special forces, who detained hundreds of suspected Palestinian militants and left a wasteland of destroyed buildings. </p>
<p>Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the destruction of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza amounted to "ripping the heart out" of the health system of the war-torn Palestinian enclave.</p><p>"Destroying Al Shifa means ripping the heart out of the health system," said WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris .</p><p>"It was the place people go to for the kind of care that a really good health system provides, that we in all our societies expect to have should we be in need."</p><p>Israeli forces left Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday after a two-week operation by special forces, who detained hundreds of suspected Palestinian militants and left a wasteland of destroyed buildings. </p>