Fears grow for largest remaining hospital in Gaza as Israeli forces bombard Khan Younis

Staff say situation at Nasser hospital catastrophic' as Israeli airstrikes hit metres away

Israeli forces have advanced further into southern Gaza, with airstrikes and close-combat fighting nearing areas crowded with more than a million people who have sought refuge from fighting and destruction across the rest of the territory.

The prospect of major operations taking place in terrain with such a dense and vulnerable population is deeply concerning", say aid officials, who fear Gaza's largest remaining hospital may have to be closed or evacuated.