Israel denies striking Gaza hospital on 36th day of war

A surgeon at the hospital in Gaza City told the BBC the hospital had run out of water, food and electricit

In Summary
  • The Israeli military has denied accusations of carrying out attacks Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa
  • But has acknowledged "clashes" with Hamas fighters in the area in the north of the strip.

The Israeli military has denied accusations of carrying out attacks Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa - but has acknowledged "clashes" with Hamas fighters in the area in the north of the strip.

A surgeon at the hospital in Gaza City told the BBC the hospital had run out of water, food and electricity - and that the intensive care unit had been struck.

Israel said it would help to evacuate babies to "a safer hospital" on Sunday, after medics said two had died and 37 others were at risk of harm.

Away from Gaza, in the occupied West Bank, dozens of people attended the funerals of 11 Palestinians killed in a reported Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp.

Meanwhile, Israeli defence minister has warned the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, that Israel can do in Beirut what it's doing in Gaza. Yoav Gallant said the Iranian-backed group could drag Lebanon into war.

It all comes after Israel launched a retaliatory offensive in Gaza as a response to Hamas's deadly 7 October attacks, which killed around 1,200 people while more than 240 others were taken hostage.

The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 11,000 people have been killed in Gaza since - of whom more than 4,500 were children

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