Omar Zaqout, an emergency room employee at al-Shifa, says he and other people have been forced to leave the hospital by Israeli forces, and that scenes outside the facility were “appalling”, Al Jazeera reports.

“We were told to leave through al-Wehda road. Dozens of dead bodies are scattered on the road,” he told the news outlet. “Many homeless people who cannot walk are left out in the open.”

Zaquot said the water supply at al-Shifa has been out for more than a week, leading to what he called an “absence of hygiene and cleanliness”.

“The electrical power has been out for more than three weeks. Infants and newborn babies are left without oxygen. It is nothing but a medieval cave,” he said.

Bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes lie on the ground at the yard of Al Shifa hospital, November 12. — Reuters
Bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes lie on the ground at the yard of Al Shifa hospital, November 12. — Reuters

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