At least 94 per cent of all hospitals in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, according to the World Health Organisation, Al Jazeera reports.

Only 19 of 36 hospitals remain functional, “although only partially”. Four major hospitals have closed in the last week “due to attacks, evacuation orders, and increasing hostilities”.

Northern Gaza “has been stripped of nearly all healthcare”. The few remaining hospitals in the south are “overwhelmed [and] at imminent risk of shutting down”.

“Hospitals must never be militarised and are # Not A Target,” the UN organisation said in a post on X, calling for an immediate ceasefire.