Chantal Da Silva is a breaking news editor for NBC News Digital based in London.
ASHDOD, Israel — Twice on Monday, aid workers said, the Israeli military ordered the administrators of the Al-Quds Hospital in northern Gaza to immediately evacuate the facility where thousands of civilians are taking shelter from the war against Hamas. That message was reinforced by airstrikes, some of which they said struck less that 200 feet from the facility packed with terrified Palestinians along its corridors, as medical staff continues to treat approximately 400 patients.
. And the neighborhoods around the Indonesian Hospital, in Beit Lahia, and Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, have also been hit by airstrikes, the agency reported. Since the start of the war, over one-third of hospitals in Gaza and nearly two-thirds of primary health care clinics , have been shut down due to damage or because of fuel shortage, according to
. Israel instituted a full blockade of Gaza after the attacks; recently, some trucks have brought in aid, but fuel remains a controversial commodity because Israel has said it fears it will end in Hamas' hands. Some communications are also returning to Gaza after a complete blackout for nearly two days. Earlier in the conflict, the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza was rocked by an explosion that U.S.
estimated 1,800 people, including at least 940 children, remain missing and Palestinian health officials fear they may be trapped or dead under the rubble. The U.N. reported that rescue teams, primarily from the Palestinian Civil Defense, are “struggling to carry out their missions, amid continuous airstrikes, severe shortage of fuel to run vehicles and equipment.
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