Packed Gaza hospitals warn thousands could die as supplies run low

A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished entire neighbourhoods in Gaza but failed to stem militant rocket fire into Israel

A week of Israeli airstrikes have demolished entire neighbourhoods in Gaza (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Medics in Gaza have warned that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies.

Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave were struggling to find food, water and safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive in the war sparked by Hamas’s deadly attack.