Gaza hospital runs out of fuel as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip (Leo Correa/AP)

Israel’s prime minister rejected calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians, as troops encircled Gaza’s largest hospital where doctors said five patients died, including a premature baby, after the last generator ran out of fuel.

Israel has portrayed Shifa Hospital as Hamas’ main command post, saying militants were using civilians as human shields there and had set up elaborate bunkers underneath it, claims Hamas and Shifa staff deny.