A fire has broken out at a surgical building at the al-Shifa Hospital due to Israeli bombing, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Israeli forces there are also using loudspeakers to order hundreds of people sheltering at the hospital to evacuate, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. It said earlier that shots have been fired inside the complex, causing deaths and injuries.

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said earlier that there would be “no obligation” for patients and medical staff to evacuate the hospital.