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Gunfire from Israeli raid on Gaza’s largest hospital leaves medics ‘unable to move between buildings’

Speaking to The Independent from inside al-Shifa, the head of the hospital’s burns unit says it is a ‘gamble’ to move as Israeli troops are still in the complex containing hundreds of patients and staff

The Independent UK

Israel’s raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital: Here’s what you need to know

Thousands of people, including patients, are trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital amid deadly Israeli siege.

Al Jazeera

Hamas blames US for giving Israel ‘green light’ to raid al-Shifa Hospital

Group ruling Gaza says the White House gave Israel a green light ‘to commit more massacres against civilians’.

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Wednesday briefing: Why Israeli forces are raiding Gaza’s biggest hospital

In today’s newsletter: Attack on alleged Hamas command centre beneath hospital is a key test for Israel’s military and its ability to protect civilians

The Guardian - UK

Israel-Hamas war: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah-linked sites in Lebanon – as it happened

This blog has closed. You can read all our coverage of the Israel-Hamas war here and our latest full report here

The Guardian - AU

Israeli soldiers raid al-Shifa hospital in escalation of Gaza offensive

Head of the World Health Organization calls decision to send troops into hospital ‘totally unacceptable’

The Guardian - UK

Israel says its troops have entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City

The Israeli military said in a posting on social media that it was launching "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area" of the Gaza Strip's largest medical facility.

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Palestinians digging mass graves inside al-Shifa hospital, health official says

Another 200,000 people flee northern Gaza as fighting rages around territory’s biggest health facility

The Guardian - UK

IDF says it has entered Gaza’s largest hospital – as it happened

IDF forces say they are targeting Hamas ‘in a certain part of the Shifa hospital’ after Gaza’s health ministry said it was warned by Israel that it would raid the facility ‘within minutes’

The Guardian - AU

Biden says Gaza hospital must be protected as tanks close in

US president says he hopes to see ‘less intrusive action’ at Al-Shifa Hospital as patients, staff remain trapped inside.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 40

Thousands trapped inside main Gaza hospital surrounded by Israeli military; Joe Biden calls for al-Shifa hospital to be ‘protected’

The Guardian - AU

‘In the circle of death’: Gaza doctors say patients are under siege in al-Shifa

Staff say they fear rising numbers of deaths at hospital on third day without power, and with shooting and bombing outside

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Gaza’s casualties: mounting calls for a ceasefire must be heeded

Editorial: Hospitals cannot function. The death toll mounts. Combatants must be held accountable for crimes – but first, the killing must stop

The Guardian - UK

Tin foil used to keep babies alive with incubators losing power at Gaza hospital – as tanks surround outside

Palestinian health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies

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The Guardian - UK

What is happening at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital and why?

Al-Shifa is a strategic objective for Israel but Hamas denies it has a military base beneath the hospital

Al Jazeera

‘Patients are dying’: What we know about Gaza hospitals under Israeli siege

All the hospitals in northern Gaza forced to shut down as Israeli forces continue to attack medical facilities.

Al Jazeera

Death and disease as Israeli troops approach Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital

Medics say al-Shifa’s patients, including newborns, are dying due to the lack of fuel as Israeli forces encircle it.

The Independent UK

Gaza’s largest hospital ‘no longer functioning’, says WHO

At Al-Shifa, two premature babies and 10 other patients have died, UN agency says

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The Guardian - UK

‘It was nearly sunset when I saw death up close’: a Gaza diary

We dash to salvage gas cylinders, shout messages from building to building, make lukewarm coffee. And always, a missile could be only seconds away, says Atef Abu Saif

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Brazil’s president accuses Israel of ‘killing innocent people’ – as it happened

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France 24

Hamas says ready to exchange 70 hostages for 5-day truce

The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday they told Qatari mediators that the group is ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce. The news came after Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Hamas had "lost…

Al Jazeera

Gaza’s two biggest hospitals cease operations as WHO warns of rising deaths

UN agency says three nurses killed at Al-Shifa, as WHO calls for immediate Israel-Gaza ceasefire to halt loss of life.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 38

Hundreds remain trapped in Gaza’s largest hospital as fighting rages outside; Joe Biden says he expects ‘less intrusive action’

The Independent UK

Senate Democrat warns Joe Biden could lose 2024 support over Israel-Gaza

Biden allies continue to fret after polls show president dragged down by concerns over age, handling of world affairs

The Guardian - US

Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 37

WHO says it has lost communication with staff in al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza; Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects international calls for ceasefire

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