Here is a brief overview of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as per the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory.

  • Only al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City and northern Gaza is still operational at a minimum level; housing over 500 patients
  • 40 more patients die at Al-Shifa; preparation ongoing for mass grave inside compound to bury 180 bodies
  • 22 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza out of service
  • WHO warns evacuation of hospitals is a “death sentence”
  • Telecommunication companies to run out of fuel in 48 hours
  • Concerns over food, water shortages

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