The World Health Organisation (WHO) described Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital as a “death zone” on Saturday after officials were shown a mass grave with more than 80 bodies at the site.
The UN agency has urged an immediate evacuation of the facility which was raided by the Israeli military on Wednesday as it carries out what it calls a “targeted operation against Hamas”.
Israel has yet to provide significant evidence to back up its claims that the terror group has been using Al-Shifa as a base from which to conduct major operations in Gaza.
A team led by WHO visited Al-Shifa on Saturday to carry out a humanitarian assessment. The team included public health experts, logistics officers and security staff from various UN departments.
Due to security risks, the team was able to spend only an hour inside the hospital.