'We are inside a circle of death': Gaza's Al Shifa hospital has tanks at its gates

Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra said 32 patients had died in the past three days, including three newborn babies, as a result of the siege of the hospital and lack of power

Mon, 13 Nov, 2023 - 19:10

Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams

Israeli tanks took up positions at the gates of Gaza City's main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborns were dying for lack of fuel.

Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra, who was inside Al Shifa hospital, said 32 patients had died in the past three days, including three newborn babies, as a result of the siege of the hospital and lack of power.