An IDF raid on Gaza City's al Shifa hospital has caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings, Palestinian health authorities say.
An IDF raid on Gaza City's al Shifa hospital has caused multiple casualties and set off a fierce fire in one of the buildings, Palestinian health authorities say.Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry said a fire broke out at the entrance of the complex, near to where a group of displaced women and children were seeking shelter at the hospital.It said communication had been cut off, with people trapped inside the surgery and emergency units of one of the buildings.
'There are casualties, including deaths and injuries, and it's impossible to rescue anyone due to the intensity of the fire and targeting of anyone approaching the windows,' the ministry said, accusing Israeli forces of 'another crime against health institutions'.It said 30,000 displaced and wounded people and medical teams were under siege at the hospital, adding: 'Everyone who tries to move is targeted by sniper bullets and quadcopters.
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