Israeli troops reach gates of key Gaza hospital where medics say newborns among patients dying
Israeli armed forces advanced on Monday as far as the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborn babies were dying due to a lack of fuel.
The deputy health minister in the Hamas-run coastal enclave, Youssef Abu Rish, said on Monday that all hospitals in the north of Gaza were “out of service”, as continued fighting had put immense strain on medical facilities in the area.
At least 32 patients, at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, including three premature babies, have died over the past three days, according to Palestinian health officials. Operations in the hospital complex, the largest in the besieged strip, were suspended on Saturday after it ran out of fuel. Israel released a video clip purporting to show soldiers leaving jerry cans of fuel close to the hospital, claiming Hamas blocked hospital staff from collecting them. “We have provided assistance, we have provided fuel for the hospital.” said Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokesman Lieut Col Jonathan Conricus.
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