The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has “totally collapsed due to the Israeli war”, health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera.

He said 65 medics have been killed and 25 ambulances have been destroyed in Israeli air raids since October 7.

“Twelve hospitals and 32 healthcare centres were forced out of service. We are afraid that many more will stop operations in the coming hours due to a lack of fuel.

“Children, women and elders make up around 70 per cent of the victims,” al-Qudra said, adding that around 1,550 people are reported to be trapped under the rubble, including 870 children.

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