An official at a hospital in northern Gaza raises the alarm as the building faces Israeli bombardment “from all directions” after an evacuation order is given and ceasefire negotiations continue.
One of the few hospitals still partially functioning in Gaza is located in an area that has been under intense Israeli military pressure for almost three months. She sought urgent help after being hit by Israeli fire.
“We face constant threats every day,” Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, said on Monday. “The bombing continues on all sides, affecting the building, departments and staff.”
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the information.
Meanwhile, at least 11 Palestinians were killed in Monday's Israeli attacks on the entire enclave, doctors say.
Palestinians accuse Israel of trying to permanently depopulate northern Gaza to create a buffer zone, which Israel denies.
Israel says its operations around three communities on the northern edge of the Gaza Strip – Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabalia – target Hamas militants.
Tom Fletcher, the UN aid chief, said Israeli forces were hampering efforts to deliver much-needed aid to the northern Gaza Strip.
“Northern Gaza has been under almost total siege for over two months, raising the specter of famine,” he said on Monday.
“South Gaza is extremely overpopulated, creating appalling living conditions and even greater humanitarian needs as winter approaches.”
The gaps in the ceasefire agreement appear to be closing
Differences between Israel and Hamas over a possible ceasefire in Gaza have narrowed, although fundamental differences have not yet been resolved, according to remarks by Israeli and Palestinian officials on Monday.
A new proposal by mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States to end the fighting and release Israeli and foreign hostages has gained momentum this month, although no breakthrough has yet been recorded.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that progress was being made in ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas in Gaza, but he did not know how long it would take to see results.
Talks aimed at brokering a ceasefire and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Cairo, with sources close to the negotiations saying an agreement could be signed in the coming days. Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip express hope that this round of talks will end the war and allow life to resume.
During a speech in Israel's Knesset, Netanyahu said Israel had made “great achievements” militarily on several fronts and that military pressure on Hamas had prompted its leaders to soften their earlier demands.
Amid shouts from opposition members, the prime minister said Israel had strengthened its position as a “regional power.”
A Palestinian official familiar with the talks said that while some sticking points had been resolved, the identities of some Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel in exchange for hostages, as well as the exact location of Israeli troops in Gaza, had not yet been determined.
The duration of the ceasefire was a key point of contention during several rounds of failed negotiations. Hamas wants an end to the war, while Israel wants to end Hamas rule in Gaza first.
“The issue of a complete end to the war has not yet been resolved,” a Palestinian official said.
According to Israeli data, the war was started by a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage in Gaza.
Israel's campaign against Hamas in Gaza has since killed more than 45,200 Palestinians, according to health officials in the Hamas-led enclave. Most of the population of 2.3 million have been displaced and much of the Gaza Strip is in ruins.