A top health official in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said Sunday all 31 premature babies at Al-Shifa hospital had been evacuated from the facility which the WHO has described as a “death zone”.
Mohammed Zaqut, director general of hospitals in Gaza, told AFP “all 31 premature babies in Al Shifa hospital.. have been evacuated” along with three doctors and two nurses, and “preparations are underway” for them to enter Egypt.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he was “deeply shocked” that two UN schools were struck in less than 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of people many women and children “as they were seeking safety in United Nations premises”.
“Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians are seeking shelter at United Nations facilities throughout Gaza due to the intensified fighting. I reaffirm that our premises are inviolable,” Guterres said in a statement.
He said the fighting in Gaza was causing a “staggering and unacceptable number of civilian casualties” and again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
