Unicef has said that mothers and newborn babies in Gaza face dire conditions as Nasser hospital in the south of the enclave is overwhelmed with patients fleeing the north and medical resources running out, Reuters reports.

“The situation for mothers and newborns in Gaza has never been worse. In Nasser hospital, we’re seeing hospital corridors lined with women who’ve just given birth,” Unicef spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva via video link from Gaza.

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A medical worker prepares to evacuate a premature baby from Al Helo International Hospital to be transported to a hospital in southern Gaza for further medical care, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, on October 3. — Reuters
A medical worker prepares to evacuate a premature baby from Al Helo International Hospital to be transported to a hospital in southern Gaza for further medical care, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, on October 3. — Reuters

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