Palestinians seeking refuge at Gaza’s largest hospital and staff have said they are trapped in increasingly horrific conditions with two premature infants dying due to lack of electricity as heavy fighting rages nearby, AFP reports.

The Israeli military has denied there is a siege at Al-Shifa Hospital and has repeatedly accused Hamas of using medical facilities as command centres and hideouts — a charge the group denies.

“Shooting is never stopping, airstrikes are unabated as well as artillery shells,” said a witness who spoke on condition of anonymity. “There are dozens of bodies around the complex that nobody can reach.”

“The hospital is besieged, with no option to bring in the corpses and injured people sprawled outside. There is no movement in or out of the hospital,” said Physicians for Human Rights Israel, citing doctors at Al-Shifa.

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