TEL AVIV, Israel — Doctors Without Borders says the largest remaining medical facility in the Gaza Strip, Nasser Hospital, is now unable to provide critical medical care.
The nonprofit medical organization said in a statement on Friday that there are now few places for those who need care in Khan Younis to go.
The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had encircled Khan Younis, Gaza’s second largest city, and was battling Hamas fighters. Israel intensified fighting this week and ordered the evacuation of everyone in certain neighborhoods, including the hospital.
Nasser Hospital is one of the main medical facilities operating in Khan Younis. Gaza’s health ministry reported on Wednesday that no one was able to enter or exit because of bombardment.
The hospital was also sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians who had escaped fighting elsewhere in Gaza. Doctors Without Borders, which also goes by its French acronym MSF, said many people including most of the hospital staff fled during the evacuation order. It said that almost 350 patients remain inside the hospital and are stuck because it’s too dangerous to get out.
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