Two patients and a premature baby have died at al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s health ministry said, according to AFP News Agency.
Yousef Abu al-Rish told AFP that six premature babies have died and nine others have fallen ill since power outages began affecting the hospital a few days ago.
Latest on Israel’s attacks on Gaza
On the morning of October 7, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, launched a full-scale offensive to “respond to Israel’s continuous violations against the Palestinians and their holy sites, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” while the Israeli army began intensive aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Israel announced that 1,200 Israelis, including 361 soldiers, have been killed and 5,132 wounded since October 7, 43 of them in clashes inside the Gaza Strip.
According to Israel, the Kassam Brigades are holding 239 Israeli prisoners.
According to the government in Gaza, the death toll exceeded 11,180, including at least 4,609 children and 3,100 women.
In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers killed 186 Palestinians.
In Gaza, the Israeli army shelled dozens of hospitals in Gaza, where tens of thousands of wounded and civilians were sheltering, forcing them to evacuate their compounds or main buildings. Hundreds were killed and wounded in the attacks.
Since October 8, 73 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.
