Article 6GG75 Gaza’s main hospital has become a ‘death zone’ says WHO

Gaza’s main hospital has become a ‘death zone’ says WHO

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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
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UN agency visited al-Shifa hospital after raid by Israeli forces, who said it contained a Hamas control centre

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Dar al-Shifa, the Gaza Strip's largest hospital, has become a death zone", the World Health Organization has said, with a mass grave at the entrance and only 25 staff left to care for 291 seriously ill patients after orders from the Israeli army to evacuate the complex.

The WHO managed to access the medical centre in Gaza City on Sunday after it was raided by Israeli forces earlier this week. Israel alleged the militant group Hamas used al-Shifa as a command centre, identifying it as a key target in its military operation despite international outcry.

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