UPDATED: Injured patients 'waiting to die' in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising 'catastrophic' hunger levels

There are no functioning hospitals in the north of Gaza and injured patients who need surgery and cannot be moved are 'waiting to die', the UN health agency said on Thursday, in a plea for a ceasefire to allow more aid into the shattered enclave.

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