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No Functional Hospitals Left In Northern Gaza: WHO

There are no longer any functional hospitals in the north of the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said Thursday, describing "unbearable" scenes of largely abandoned patients begging for food and water.

International Business Times

Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet inside Gaza

Military says the tunnel is estimated to be 4 kilometres long (2.5 miles), which would make it the length of 40 football pitches

The Independent UK

UN warns patients and staff trapped in Gaza hospital under siege must be protected

The majority of medical facilities are non-operational while the others are only partially functional

The Independent UK

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At 1 Gaza hospital, doctors are fleeing, supplies are low and there's not enough beds

In the Palestinian territory's second-largest city, Khan Younis, thousands have taken shelter on the grounds of Nasser Medical Complex, where staff describe an increasingly desperate situation.

WEKU

'Living Hell' In The Ruins Of Gaza's Largest Hospital

Hundreds of makeshift tents stand in a desolate landscape at the foot of Gaza City's ruined Al-Shifa hospital.

International Business Times

A Palestinian doctor pushes for peace, but suffers a devastating blow from war

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has served in both Israeli and Palestinian hospitals. He's an outspoken advocate of peace. None of this has spared him from terrible tragedies in the conflict.

WEKU

Hospital damage in Gaza during Israeli offensive – a visual investigation

Study covering period in late October and early November shows damage to 10 hospitals and health facilities

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Gaza Update: ceasefire holds for now, but array of armed Hamas allies could threaten this fragile truce

So far, the ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas, originally set at four days and since extended twice as more hostages and prisoners are exchanged, remains in place. There have been concerns that isolated incidents of violence, including one in Jerusalem where three Israeli civilians were gunned…

The Conversation

WHO concerned about al-Shifa chief detained by Israel, remaining patients

Israel says hospital director is being questioned; WHO voices fears over safety of dozens who still in the facility.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: Biggest aid convoy since start of war enters Gaza – as it happened

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The Guardian - US

Israel arrests Gaza hospital director and bombs 300 targets amid truce delay

IDF claims al-Shifa hospital was Hamas command and control centre as footage of tunnels and underground rooms appears

The Guardian - UK

Middle East Roundup: Nervous anticipation for truce, exchange of captives

As Palestinians wait with bated breath for a pause in the Israeli bombardment, here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Hamas says truce deal with Israel 'is in sight'

Hopes are mounting that dozens of hostages seized by Hamas could be released from the Gaza Strip, after the group's leader and key mediator Qatar both said a truce agreement with Israel was within reach.

Radio France Internationale

What is Gaza’s Indonesian hospital and why is Israel targeting it?

Gaza health ministry says Israeli forces are ‘laying siege’ to hospital and fear repeat of events at al-Shifa

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Qatar says Israel and Hamas agree to a cease-fire deal to free some hostages

Qatar's foreign ministry announced a "humanitarian pause" in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow release of some hostages.

Evening Standard

Netanyahu says progress made on hostages in Gaza as Hamas says truce deal close

Israeli leader to meet with key officials that would have to approve any deal

Radio France Internationale

South Africa to chair emergency BRICS summit on Gaza crisis

Tuesday's virtual meeting will be hosted by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the hope of drawing up a common response to the Israel - Hamas conflict, now entering its seventh week.

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The Gaza war's youngest evacuees reach safety in Egypt — many without their parents

On Monday, 28 newborns were evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, after being transported from Al-Shifa Hospital. Four mothers accompanied the babies. It's not known how many of the other parents are alive.

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A deal for the release of Israeli hostages appears close, officials say

Talk of a possible deal comes as Palestinian health officials say Israeli fire hit another hospital in Gaza, and dozens of premature infants from Al-Shifa hospital are evacuated to Egypt.

Al Jazeera

Group of 28 premature Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt amid Israeli attacks

Group of 28 infants evacuated from the besieged al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City arrive in Egypt.

The Conversation

Gaza war: how investigators would go about finding and verifying underground military complexes

Following the raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza by units of the Israel Defence Forces on October 15, the IDF claims to have uncovered evidence of tunnels underneath the hospital. A video released on November 19 showed a tunnel running under the al-Shifa medical complex at a depth of…

Evening Standard

Premature babies rushed from Gaza hospital as hopes of hostage release deal rise

The babies were being transported to the Rafah crossing on Monday

Al Jazeera

Why does Israel target Palestinian hospitals? Psyops, say analysts

Targeting hospitals is psychological warfare Israel can get away with with the US’s tacit approval, say analysts.

The Guardian - UK

IDF closes in on Indonesian hospital in Gaza as 12 people reportedly killed

Medical worker says ‘women and children are terrified’ amid fears of repeat of events at al-Shifa hospital complex

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 45

From attacks on the Indonesian Hospital to the Houthi seizure of a cargo ship in the Red Sea – here are major updates.

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