Palestine says 32 patients died at al-Shifa in three days

It has been three days on Monday since the Gaza’s biggest hospital has shut down as it ran out of fuel.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 32 patients including three premature babies died so far.

Hospital authorities are out of options to cater to the needs of the patients and are struggling to keep the newborns alive.

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on social media saying Shifa has been without water for three days and is not functioning as a hospital anymore.

Though Hamas has refuted the Israeli claims that they are using hospitals as hideouts, President Isaac Herzog reiterated that Israel did not strike the hospital.

Meanwhile, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said the country conducted 4,300 strikes on Gaza Strip during military campaign against Hamas since October 7.

Israel also confirmed that they have struck “approximately 300 tunnel shafts and 3,000 terrorist infrastructure sites.”

An IDF statement said the troops are continuing its operations in the Gaza Strip. 

The Palestine Red Crescent Society has issued a statement on social media claiming that heavy gunfire continues nearby al-Quds hospital.

The UN's refugee mission in Palestine has reported that one of its building in Rafah has been struck by Israel's navy as well.

Reportedly, two major hospitals in northern Gaza were closed to new patients amid Israeli airstrikes and heavy fighting around both facilities, as medical staff were left without oxygen, medical supplies or fuel to power incubators.