Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies

A wounded Palestinian boy arrives to the emergency room of the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Abed Khaled, File

Palestinians trapped inside Gaza's biggest hospital were digging a mass grave on Tuesday to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement and said no plan was in place to evacuate babies despite Israel announcing an offer to send portable incubators.

Israeli forces have surrounded Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which they say sits atop an underground headquarters of Hamas militants.