The Palestinian Ministry of Health has issued an urgent appeal for medical and food supplies to be delivered to Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Beit Lahiya area, Al Jazeera reports.

The ministry said in a statement that there was continuous gunfire and Israeli shelling near the hospital. “Shells have struck the third floor and the hospital’s entrances, creating a state of panic,” the ministry said.

The ministry also said Israel “is violating the most basic rules of international law and international humanitarian law by targeting medical and health centres and by not allowing rescue and relief for those inside them”.