the world health organization has described the al shifa hospital in gaza as a death zone after a visit by a un team. international doctors spent an hour at the site, and reported evidence of shelling and gunfire. they say there is a mass grave at the entrance. the palestinian red crescent has evacuated 31 premature babies by ambulance from the hospital, in coordination with un agencies. the head of the world health organization posted this picture of one of the babies on x he said they were very sick . the israeli military remain inside the complex. last week, benjamin netanyahu said they had found a hamas command and control centre underneath the hospital. hamas, which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments, deny they have a base at al shifa. on saturday, hundreds of people including some patients left the hospital on foot. but 20 health workers and about 300 critically ill patients remain at al shifa. meanwhile, the prime minister of qa
minister says hamas leaders fled the hospital before the israeli troops arrived. speaking to the us network cbs benjamin netanyahu says that there was no firefight inside the al shifa hospital because the hamas fighters had already fled. israel says there is a hamas command centre at the site but hasn t provided conclusive evidence. mr netanyahu said hostages could have been moved from the hospital. the israeli army says its troops killed five gunmen during a raid in the west bank city ofjenin. newsagency video shows people running as stun grenades and shots ring out. several palestinian news sources said israeli forces entered the city s ibn sina hospital. the israeli army says it has recovered the body of a female idf soldier noa marciano whose death was announced last week. the idf says her body was recovered from a structure adjacent to al shifa hospital. let s pick up on what is happening on the ground. with me is former british israeli soldier alex moeller. he has exper