Al Awda Hospital in northern Gaza has remained surrounded by Israeli troops and tanks for six consecutive days, the UN’s humanitarian office (OCHA) has said.
In a situation update as of Dec 11, the OCHA said “fighting with armed groups has been reported” in the hospital’s vicinity. “Reportedly, 250 doctors, patients, and their family members are trapped inside the hospital,” it stated.
The OCHA cited Gaza’s health ministry as saying that hospital occupancy rates were “now reaching 206 per cent in inpatient departments and 250pc in intensive care units”.
“Currently, only 13 out of 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are partially functional and able to admit new patients, although services are limited,” the OCHA said.
Read the full update here.
