Hello, it’s just gone 07:30 here in London, where we’ve taken on this page from our colleagues in Singapore. In Israel and Gaza, where fighting continues, it’s just past 09:30.
If you’re just joining us, or need a recap, here’s some of the key developments from the last few hours.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) says Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City “is not functioning as a hospital any more”
- There is “constant gunfire and bombings” in the area around the hospital, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom, which has “exacerbated the already critical circumstances”
- Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says more than 2,000 people are inside Al-Shifa, including patients, medical staff and displaced people
- The Israeli military has reiterated that it’s “ready to help” evacuate dozens of vulnerable babies from the hospital – but denies hitting the hospital during fighting with Hamas
- Doctors at Al-Shifa say they fear the remaining 36 newborn babies needing intensive care treatment may die while the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians says without ambulances, the necessary equipment or a hospital to transfer the premature babies to, “there is no indication of how this can be done safely”
- Elsewhere, Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu said during an interview with US network NBC that there “could be” a deal to free remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza – but did not give any details
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