Gaza’s health ministry spokesman has accused Israel of “deliberately targeting hospitals… to put them out of service”, warning of “devastating repercussions”, AFP reports.

Hospitals, protected under international humanitarian law, have been hit repeatedly by Israeli strikes in Gaza.

The Israeli military accuses Hamas of operating command centres in tunnels under hospitals, a charge the group denies.

Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals are functioning and those only partly, the World Health Organisation says.