Gaza's Main Hospital, Shifa Left Without Power Amid Intense Israel-Hamas Fighting

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:52am on 11 Nov 2023,Saturday International

Gaza's main hospital, Shifa, has lost all power after its last generator ran out of fuel amid intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants. With no electricity, medical devices have stopped functioning and patients have started dying, said Shifa's director Mohammed Abu Selmia. Israel claims Hamas is hoarding fuel reserves and using the hospital as a command center. Intense clashes are occurring near the hospital, with both sides exchanging gunfire. Israel says Hamas is using civilians at the hospital as human shields. The loss of power threatens medical operations at the hospital.

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