Gaza’s main hospital is “not functioning anymore” and increasing numbers of patients are dying, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, amid continued Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-controlled enclave.

Hospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave, including the al-Shifa complex, are blockaded by Israeli forces. Israel says it is homing in on Hamas terrorists, which it accuses of having command centers under and near the hospitals.

“The constant gunfire and bombings in the area have exacerbated the already critical circumstances,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“The world cannot stand silent while hospitals, which should be safe havens, are transformed into scenes of death, devastation, and despair.”

Israel said it had offered to evacuate newborn babies and donated 300 litres of fuel to the hospital, but accused Hamas of blocking both gestures.

Hamas denied the claims and said that the amount of fuel was a “mockery” that “belittles the sick,” adding that it would only power the hospital for 30 minutes.

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