"Serious concerns for the safety of the health workers, hundreds of sick and injured patients," according to the WHO, are there. The World health Organisation called for a quick ceasefire on saturday and stated that it has lost touch with its contacts at the Al Shifa hospital in northern Gaza. The organization also voiced "grave concerns" for the safety of everyone trapped there by the fighting.

The largest hospital in the Palestinian territory, Al Shifa Hospital Complex, had its operations halted on saturday due to a fuel shortage, according to a spokesman for the Gaza health Ministry. WHO reaffirmed its request for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and expressed "grave concerns for the safety of the health workers, hundreds of sick and injured patients, including babies on life support and displaced people who remain inside the hospital".

Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, described Hamas as a "integral part of the axis of terrorism" headed by Iran, claiming that it poses a threat to both the Arab world and the Middle East. He said, "In any case, I would like to make it clear: No international pressure, or reviling of IDF soldiers and our state will change our faith in the justice of our cause and in our right and our obligation to defend ourselves."


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