Doctors at Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza have refused a mandatory evacuation order of the hospital from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), because they fear the approximately 700 at-risk patients will die if left behind, according to Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
Israel pressed on with its offensive against Hamas in Gaza, engaging in ground battles in a northern refugee camp while rejecting calls for a ceasefire.
Israel Attacks Gaza's Largest Hospital, Where Hamas Tunnels Are Said. At least two premature babies died last night due to lack of electricity. In another airstrike near the Mahdi maternity hospital in Nasr, northwestern Gaza, two doctors were killed and several displaced people were wounded. For its part, the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City has announced that it is no longer operational due to a lack of fuel and medical supplies. In the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli General Staff again announced a seven-hour window without hostilities so that Gazans can flee south.
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