In Gaza, an Israeli air attack on a school turned shelter in central Deir al-Balah killed at least 28 people. Reporters describe chaotic scenes at Al-Aqsa Hospital, where victims — most of them women and children — are being treated.
Meanwhile, Israel is escalating its bloody siege on northern Gaza. Doctors at three hospitals are struggling to care for patients after Israel ordered their evacuation. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ground troops have surrounded Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia and are threatening staff and patients. Israel also ordered the evacuation of Al-Awda and Indonesian hospitals. The group Medical Aid for Palestinians says it has removed newborn babies from Kamal Adwan but that ambulances are being detained at military checkpoints as they attempt to reach Gaza City. The humanitarian group warned, “The world must act before Gaza is erased entirely.” The WHO also said it was prevented by Israel yesterday from carrying out the forced evacuations. Kamal Adwan doctors warn 30 infants in the neonatal unit will die if Israel does not end its attack. And UNRWA is warning “Gazans are yet again teetering on the edge of a man-made famine” as a result of Israel’s latest siege on northern Gaza.
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