Gaza's biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, has remained under Israeli siege for more than 24 hours, with humanitarian watchdogs warning of "catastrophic" outcomes.
Israel's siege of the hospital has come following several days of nearby bombings by Israeli fighter jets and tanks.
Since the start of the siege, people have been barred from entering or leaving and there's no electricity, internet, or water.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital has been "hit several times, including the maternity and outpatient departments, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries". Israel has denied reports of hospital bombing.
Meanwhile, Doctor Mohammed Obeid, a surgeon in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, said that Israeli attacks have intensified, with forces targeting patients.
"There is no electricity, there is no water, there is no food, our team is exhausted," Obeid said, adding that since the Internet and communications have been cut, those who are trying to flee south are being bombed.
One witness told journalists that the sounds of shooting and shelling around the hospital never cease.
"There are dozens of bodies around the complex that nobody can reach," they said.
For her part, Ann Taylor, head of the Palestinian Territories mission for the medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF), called the situation "truly catastrophic".
Meanwhile, around 14,000 Palestinians are sheltering at al-Quds Hospital, which is also under siege. Locals report that those sheltering are mainly women and children.
Here's some of the latest updates:
The Israeli NGO Physician for Human Rights-Israel reported that "two premature babies died" due to Israel cutting off all electricity for Gaza since 9 October. They warned that there is a “real risk for the lives of the 37 other premature babies" in the neonatal intensive care ward.
Infants at the al-Quds Hospital, which is also surrounded by Israeli forces, are facing dehydration due to a lack of baby formula, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
Palestine’s government media office announced on Saturday that the death toll in Gaza has now reached 11,100, with at least 8,000 of those being women and children.
Palestine’s Red Crescent announced on Saturday that only seven out of 18 of their ambulances are functioning in Gaza.
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of "taking revenge...on Gazan babies, children and women", while calling for a ceasefire.
Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, killing three.
The UN agency, Ocha, said 176 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since 7 October in the occupied West Bank and in occupied east Jerusalem.
Around 21,000 people took part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels on Saturday, with other mass demonstrations for Palestine taking place in London, as well as Spain, Canada and South Africa, among others.
(MEE)
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