The Israeli army has denied the hospital is under siege. Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director-General of the health ministry, told CNN two of the babies at Al-Shifa Hospital died overnight Friday into Saturday after a shell struck nearby, shutting off the generator which had been powering incubators in the neonatal ward. Another died on Saturday morning. Doctors are now being forced to carry out artificial respiration by hand on the 36 other babies they are caring for, Bursh said.
Since then, Israel has been bombarding and blockading Gaza, an already impoverished and densely packed territory, leaving more than 11,000 people dead, according to Palestinian health officials. The assault has sparked escalating warnings about healthcare in Gaza. The Director General for the International Committee for the Red Cross , Robert Mardini, said the organization was “shocked and appalled by the images and reports coming from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
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