An Israeli government spokesman has said there will be no ceasefire 'no matter how temporary', saying it would 'let Hamas get away with murder'. Listen to a Daily podcast special while you scroll.
At least 600 people are sharing one toilet at an overcrowded UN shelter in southern Gaza, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.Some 22,000 people have taken refuge at Khan Younis Training Centre, a UN Relief and Works Agency facility - leaving only two square metres for each person.They are among some 717,000 people sheltering in facilities provided by the agency, of a total 1.5 million internally displaced people, OCHA said.
Another 122,000 people have taken shelter in hospitals, churches and public buildings - but those hospitals are struggling.At least 40% of hospitals with inpatient capacities and 71% of all primary care facilities have stopped functioning in Gaza due to damage or lack of fuel, OCHA said.Strikes hit the 'close vicinities' of four hospitals in the territory on Sunday, killing eight people, said OCHA, citing monitoring by the World Health Organisation.
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